InternetLockRequestFile

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This function allows the user to place a lock on the file that is being used.

BOOL InternetLockRequestFile (
HINTERNET
hInternet
,
HANDLE *
lphLockRequestInfo
);

Parameters

hInternet

[in] HINTERNEThandle returned by FtpOpenFile, HttpOpenRequest, or InternetOpenUrl.

lphLockRequestInfo

[out] Address of a handle to store the lock request handle.

Return Values

Returns TRUE if successful, or FALSE otherwise.

Remarks

If the HINTERNEThandle passed to hInternetwas created using INTERNET_FLAG_NO_CACHE_WRITE or INTERNET_FLAG_DONT_CACHE, the function creates a temporary file with the extension .tmp, unless it is an HTTPS resource. If the handle was created using INTERNET_FLAG_NO_CACHE_WRITE or INTERNET_FLAG_DONT_CACHE and it is accessing an HTTPS resource, InternetLockRequestFilefails.

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.