InternetReadFileEx

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This function reads data from a handle opened by the InternetOpenUrl, FtpOpenFile, or HttpOpenRequestfunction.

BOOL InternetReadFileEx (
HINTERNET
hFile
,
LPINTERNET_BUFFERS
lpBuffersOut
,
DWORD
dwFlags
,
DWORD
dwContext
);

Parameters

hFile

[in] HINTERNEThandle returned from a previous call to InternetOpenUrl, FtpOpenFile, or HttpOpenRequest.

lpBuffersOut

[out] Address of an INTERNET_BUFFERS structure that contains the data downloaded.

dwFlags

[in] Unsigned long integer variable that contains the flags controlling the download. Can be one of the following values:

Value	Description
IRF_ASYNC	Identical to WININET_API_FLAG_ASYNC.
IRF_SYNC	Identical to WININET_API_FLAG_SYNC.
IRF_USE_CONTEXT	Identical to WININET_API_FLAG_USE_CONTEXT.
IRF_NO_WAIT	Do not wait for data. If there is data available, the function returns either the amount of data requested or the amount of data available (whichever is smaller).

dwContext

[in] Unsigned long integer variable that contains the context value used for asynchronous operations.

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.