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Function name : InternetReadFile

Group: Internet Functions (WinInet) - Library: wininet

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Reads data from a handle opened by the InternetOpenUrl, FtpOpenFile, FtpCommand, GopherOpenFile, or HttpOpenRequest function

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Code examples:

Using FtpCommand
Downloading files from the FTP server using InternetReadFile
How to download this reference's archive through WinInet functions using InternetOpenUrl
Custom HttpRequest class (WinINet)
Using InternetSetFilePointer when resuming interrupted download from the Internet
Custom FTP Class for Visual FoxPro application

Declaration:

BOOL InternetReadFile(
    HINTERNET hFile,
    LPVOID lpBuffer,
    DWORD dwNumberOfBytesToRead,
    LPDWORD lpdwNumberOfBytesRead
);
  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER InternetReadFile IN wininet;
	INTEGER   hFile,;
	STRING  @ sBuffer,;
	INTEGER   lNumBytesToRead,;
	INTEGER @ dwNumberOfBytesRead  

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Parameters:

hFile [in] Valid HINTERNET handle returned from a previous call to InternetOpenUrl, FtpOpenFile, FtpCommand, GopherOpenFile, or HttpOpenRequest

lpBuffer [in] Pointer to a buffer that receives the data to read

dwNumberOfBytesToRead [in] Unsigned long integer value that contains the number of bytes to read

lpdwNumberOfBytesRead [out] Pointer to an unsigned long integer variable that receives the number of bytes read

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Return value:

Returns TRUE if successful, or FALSE otherwise

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