HttpSendRequestEx

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This function sends the specified request to the HTTP server and allows chunked transfers.

BOOL HttpSendRequestEx (
HINTERNET
hRequest
,
LPINTERNET_BUFFERS
lpBuffersIn
,
LPINTERNET_BUFFERS
lpBuffersOut
,
DWORD
dwFlags
,
DWORD
dwContext
);

Parameters

hRequest

[in] HINTERNEThandle returned by HttpOpenRequest.

lpBuffersIn

[in] Optional. Address of an INTERNET_BUFFERS structure.

lpBuffersOut

[out] Optional. Address of an INTERNET_BUFFERS structure.

dwFlags

[in] Can be one of the following values:

Value	Description
HSR_ASYNC	Identical to WININET_API_FLAG_ASYNC.
HSR_SYNC	Identical to WININET_API_FLAG_SYNC.
HSR_USE_CONTEXT	Identical to WININET_API_FLAG_USE_CONTEXT.
HSR_INITIATE	Iterative operation (completed by HttpEndRequest).
HSR_DOWNLOAD	Download resource to file.
HSR_CHUNKED	Send chunked data.

dwContext

[in] Unsigned long integer variable that contains the application-defined context value, if a status callback function has been registered.

Return Values

Returns TRUE if successful, or FALSE otherwise.

Requirements

Runs on	Versions	Defined in	Include	Link to
Windows CE OS	2.12 and later	Wininet.h		Wininet.lib

Note This API is part of the complete Windows CE OS package as provided by Microsoft. The functionality of a particular platform is determined by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and some devices may not support this API.