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Function name : InternetGetConnectedState

Group: Internet Functions (WinInet) - Library: wininet

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Retrieves the connected state of the local system.

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Code examples:

Retrieving the state of your Internet connection

Declaration:

BOOL InternetGetConnectedState(
    LPDWORD lpdwFlags,
    DWORD dwReserved
);
  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE SHORT InternetGetConnectedState IN wininet;
	INTEGER @ lpdwFlags,;
   	INTEGER   dwReserved  

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Parameters:

lpdwFlags [out] Pointer to an unsigned long integer variable where the connection description should be returned.

dwReserved [in] Reserved. Must be set to zero.

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Return value:

Returns TRUE if there is an Internet connection, or FALSE otherwise.

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Comments:

The InternetGetConnectedStateEx is an extended version of this function.

The InternetCheckConnection allows an application to check if a connection to the Internet can be established.

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