ShowHTMLDialog Function

Creates a modal dialog box that displays HTML.

Syntax

HRESULT ShowHTMLDialog(
    HWND hwndParent,
    IMoniker *pMk,
    VARIANT *pvarArgIn,
    WCHAR *pchOptions,
    VARIANT *pvarArgOut
);

Parameters

hwndParent

Handle to the parent of the dialog box.

pMk

Address of an IMoniker interface from which the HTML for the dialog box is loaded.

pvarArgIn

Address of a VARIANT structure that contains the input data for the dialog box. The data passed in this VARIANT is placed in the window object's dialogArguments property. This parameter can be NULL.

pchOptions

Address of a string that contains information about window ornaments for the dialog box.

pvarArgOut

Address of a VARIANT structure that contains the output data for the dialog box. This VARIANT receives the data that was placed in the window object's returnValue property. This parameter can be NULL.

Return Value

Returns S_OK if successful, or an error code otherwise.

Remarks

To use ShowHTMLDialog, which is implemented in Mshtml.dll, you need to dynamically load and call this function by using the LoadLibrary and GetProcAddress functions. The proper function type for ShowHTMLDialog is defined in Mshtmhst.h in the SHOWHTMLDIALOGFN type.

Function Information

Windows NT Use version 4.0

Windows Use Windows 95 and later

Header Mshtmhst.h

Import library Mshtml.dll

Minimum availability Internet Explorer 4.0

Windows NT	Use version 4.0
Windows	Use Windows 95 and later
Header	Mshtmhst.h
Import library	Mshtml.dll
Minimum availability	Internet Explorer 4.0

Example

This example shows how to use LoadLibrary to load ShowHTMLDialog from Mshtml.dll and how to obtain the address of ShowHTMLDialog using GetProcAddress.

#include <windows.h>
#include <mshtmhst.h>

{
HINSTANCE   hinstMSHTML = LoadLibrary(TEXT("MSHTML.DLL"));

if(hinstMSHTML)
{
 SHOWHTMLDIALOGFN  *pfnShowHTMLDialog;
      
 pfnShowHTMLDialog = (SHOWHTMLDIALOGFN*)GetProcAddress(hinstMSHTML,
       TEXT("ShowHTMLDialog"));

 if(pfnShowHTMLDialog)
 {
  /*
  Perform initialization and then call ShowHTMLDialog.
  */
 }
   
 FreeLibrary(hinstMSHTML);
}
}