Purpose Receives data from a remote host through an Internet socket connection. To access the data, use Socket.Data. Syntax Socket.Read (Timeout) Timeout The time (in seconds) to wait for data. If there is no data, Socket.Read will return after this time. If there is a problem with the connection or the socket object isn't connected when the read is attempted, an error is triggered. Example Dim sockme as Socket sockme.Read (60)