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Function name : InternetOpenUrl

Group: Internet Functions (WinInet) - Library: wininet

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Opens a resource specified by a complete FTP, Gopher, or HTTP URL.

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Code examples:

How to download this reference`s archive through WinInet functions using InternetOpenUrl
Using InternetSetFilePointer when resuming interrupted download from the Internet

Declaration:

HINTERNET InternetOpenUrl(
    HINTERNET hInternet,
    LPCTSTR lpszUrl,
    LPCTSTR lpszHeaders,
    DWORD dwHeadersLength,
    DWORD dwFlags,
    DWORD_PTR dwContext
);
  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER InternetOpenUrl IN wininet;
	INTEGER hInternet,;
	STRING  lpszUrl,;
	STRING  lpszHeaders,;
	INTEGER dwHeadersLength,;
	INTEGER dwFlags,;
	INTEGER dwContext  

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Parameters:

hInternet [in] HINTERNET handle to the current Internet session. The handle must have been returned by a previous call to InternetOpen.

lpszUrl [in] Pointer to a string variable that contains the URL to begin reading.

lpszHeaders [in] Pointer to a string variable that contains the headers to be sent to the HTTP server.

dwHeadersLength [in] Unsigned long integer value that contains the length, in TCHARs, of the additional headers.

dwFlags [in] Unsigned long integer value that contains the API flags.

dwContext [in] Pointer to an unsigned long integer value that contains the application-defined value.

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Return value:

Returns a valid handle to the FTP, Gopher, or HTTP URL if the connection is successfully established, or NULL if the connection fails.

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Comments:

Use this function to download the archive with this reference data (see the example).

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