DetectAutoProxyUrl function

Attempts to determine the location of a WPAD autoproxy script.

Syntax


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.

Value	Meaning
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 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Header	Wininet.h
Library	Wininet.lib
DLL	Wininet.dll