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DetectAutoProxyUrl function

Applies to: desktop apps only

Attempts to determine the location of a WPAD autoproxy script.

Syntax

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BOOL DetectAutoProxyUrl(
  __inout  LPSTR lpszAutoProxyUrl,
  __in     DWORD dwAutoProxyUrlLength,
  __in     DWORD dwDetectFlags
);

Parameters

lpszAutoProxyUrl [in, out]

Pointer to a buffer to receive the URL from which a WPAD autoproxy script can be downloaded.

dwAutoProxyUrlLength [in]

Size of the buffer pointed to by lpszAutoProxyUrl, in bytes.

dwDetectFlags [in]

Automation detection type. This parameter can be one or both of the following values.

ValueMeaning
PROXY_AUTO_DETECT_TYPE_DHCP

Use a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) search to identify the proxy.

PROXY_AUTO_DETECT_TYPE_DNS_A

Use a well qualified name search to identify the proxy.

 

Return value

Returns TRUE if successful, or FALSE otherwise. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

Note  WinINet does not support server implementations. In addition, it should not be used from a service. For server implementations or services use Microsoft Windows HTTP Services (WinHTTP).

Requirements

Minimum supported client

Windows 2000 Professional

Minimum supported server

Windows 2000 Server

Header
Wininet.h

Library
Wininet.lib

DLL
Wininet.dll

See also

InternetDeInitializeAutoProxyDll
InternetGetProxyInfo
InternetInitializeAutoProxyDll

 

 

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