InternetSetOption

This function sets an internet option on the specified handle.

At a Glance

Syntax

BOOL WINAPI InternetSetOption(HINTERNET hInternet, DWORD dwOption, LPVOID lpBuffer, DWORD dwBufferLength);

Parameters

hInternet

Internet handle on which to set information.

dwOption

Specifies the Internet option to set. Can be one of the Option Flags values.

lpBuffer

Long pointer to a buffer that contains the option setting.

dwBufferLength

Specifies the length of the lpBuffer buffer.

Return Values

TRUE indicates success. FALSE indicates failure. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Windows CE Remarks

The following options can be set for dwOption:

• INTERNET_OPTION_CONTEXT_VALUE
  
  
• INTERNET_OPTION_CONNECT_TIMEOUT
  
  
• INTERNET_OPTION_CONNECT_RETRIES
  
  
• INTERNET_OPTION_CONNECT_BACKOFF
  
  
• INTERNET_OPTION_CONTROL_SEND_TIMEOUT
  
  
• INTERNET_OPTION_CONTROL_RECEIVE_TIMEOUT
  
  
• INTERNET_OPTION_DATA_SEND_TIMEOUT
  
  
• INTERNET_OPTION_DATA_RECEIVE_TIMEOUT
  
  
• INTERNET_OPTION_READ_BUFFER_SIZE
  
  
• INTERNET_OPTION_WRITE_BUFFER_SIZE
  
  
• INTERNET_OPTION_USERNAME
  
  
• INTERNET_OPTION_PASSWORD
  
  
• INTERNET_OPTION_PROXY
  
  
• INTERNET_OPTION_USER_AGENT

See Also

FtpGetFile, FtpPutFile, InternetConnect, InternetOpen, InternetQueryOption