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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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