This function reads data from a handle opened by the InternetOpenUrl, FtpOpenFile, or HttpOpenRequest function.
At a Glance
| Header file: | Wininet.h |
| Windows CE versions: | 2.12 and later |
Syntax
BOOL InternetReadFileEx (HINTERNET hFile,
LPINTERNET_BUFFERS lpBuffersOut, DWORD dwFlags,
DWORD dwContext );
Parameters
hFile
[in] HINTERNET handle 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.
See Also