IInternetProtocol Interface

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This is the main interface exposed by an asynchronous pluggable protocol. This interface and the IInternetProtocolSink interface communicate with each other very closely during download operations.

IInternetProtocol Methods

LockRequest	Locks the request so that the IInternetProtocolRoot::Terminate method can be called and the remaining data can be read.
Read	Reads data retrieved by the pluggable protocol handler.
Seek	Moves the current seek offset.
UnlockRequest	Frees any resources associated with a lock.

Interface Information

Implementation	System (Urlmon.dll), Custom (pluggable protocol handler)
Inherits from	IInternetProtocolRoot
Header and IDL files	Urlmon.h, Urlmon.idl
Minimum availability	Internet Explorer 4.0
Minimum operating systems	Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0

Windows CE

Windows CE	Use version 2.12 and later
Minimum availability	Internet Explorer 4.0