Internet Shortcuts API Reference

This section contains links to topics that explain the Internet Shortcuts API for managing shortcuts to URL locations.

Interfaces

IUniformResourceLocator

This interface provides methods that retrieve, set, and run commands on an object's URL.

Functions

InetIsOffline

Determines whether the system is connected to the Internet.

MIMEAssociationDialog

Runs the unregistered MIME content type dialog box.

TranslateURL

Applies common translations to a given URL string, creating a new URL string.

URLAssociationDialog

Invokes the unregistered URL protocol dialog box. This dialog box allows the user to select an application to associate with a previously unknown protocol.

Enumerations

IURL_INVOKECOMMAND_FLAGS

Provides flags that are used with the URLINVOKECOMMANDINFO structure. They are passed in as the dwInFlags parameter.

IURL_SETURL_FLAGS

Provides flags that are used with the IUniformResourceLocator::SetURL method. They are passed in as the dwInFlags parameter.

MIMEASSOCIATIONDIALOG_IN_FLAGS

Provides flags that are used with the MIMEAssociationDialog function to determine how it executes.

TRANSLATEURL_IN_FLAGS

Provides flags that are used with the TranslateURL function to determine how it will execute.

URLASSOCIATIONDIALOG_IN_FLAGS

Provides flags that are used with the URLAssociationDialog function to determine how it executes.

Structures

URLINVOKECOMMANDINFO

Contains information for use with the IUniformResourceLocator::InvokeCommand method.