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This function writes data to an open Internet file.

Syntax 

BOOL InternetWriteFile(
  HINTERNET 
hFile,
  LPCVOID 
lpBuffer, 
  DWORD 
dwNumberOfBytesToWrite,
  LPDWORD 
lpdwNumberOfBytesWritten
);

Parameters

hFile

[in] Valid HINTERNET handle returned from a previous call to FtpOpenFileor an HINTERNEThandle sent by HttpSendRequestEx.

lpBuffer

[in] Address of a buffer that contains the data to be written to the file.

dwNumberOfBytesToWrite

[in] Unsigned long integer value that contains the number of bytes to write to the file.

lpdwNumberOfBytesWritten

[out] Address of an unsigned long integer variable that receives the number of bytes written to the buffer. This function sets this value to zero before doing any work or error checking.

Return Value

Returns TRUE if successful, or FALSE otherwise.

Remarks

When the application is sending data, it must call InternetCloseHandleto end the data transfer.

Requirements

Header wininet.h
Library wininet.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 2.12 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also