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InternetReadFile

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

VB4-32,5,6
Declare Function InternetReadFile Lib "wininet" (ByVal hFile As Long, ByVal sBuffer As String, ByVal lNumBytesToRead As Long, lNumberOfBytesRead As Long) As Integer

Operating Systems Supported
Requires Windows NT 4.0 or later; Win9x/ME: Not supported

Library
Wininet

Parameter Information
- hFile
Valid handle returned from a previous call to InternetOpenUrl, FtpOpenFile, GopherOpenFile, or HttpOpenRequest.

- lpBuffer
Address of a buffer that receives the data read.

- dwNumberOfBytesToRead
Number of bytes to read.

- lpNumberOfBytesRead
Address of a variable that receives the number of bytes read. The InternetReadFile function sets this value to zero before doing any work or error checking.

Return Values
Returns TRUE if successful or FALSE otherwise. To get extended error information, call GetLastError. An application can also use InternetGetLastResponseInfo when necessary.

Last update: 07 April 2006