One point worth mentioning is that MSXML 4.0 is not supported in win95.

Satya
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Hughes" <JoeHughes@M...>
To: "professional vb" <pro_vb@p...>
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 1:19 PM
Subject: [pro_vb] Re: WInInet Programming - Specifying HTTP Timeout


> WinHTTP is better at acheiving this sort of thing, this too is bundled
with
> MSXML 4.0. WinHTTP is basically focused on HTTP not XML, so is easier
> understood and more powerful. WinHTTP has a "WaitForResponse" property, so
> you can tell it how long to wait for a response. The other method is when
> you receive data back from the webserver you will get a status of "200".
You
> could simply set a time flag when you call send(), then loop around until
> the status is 200 or the dateDiff is greater than a timeout period.
>
> There is plenty of documentation and tutorials on the Microsoft site.
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/networking/winht
> tp/winhttp_node_entry.asp
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/networking/winht
> tp/overview.asp
>
> As Satuajeet mentioned for the XML parser, WinHTTP also supports
connections
> through proxies etc. If you have trouble connecting to a website with
> WinHTTP use the ProxyCFG program to check your proxy settings;
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/networking/winhttp/proxycfg.asp
>
> The download for the XML parser (now known as core services)  is;
>
http://download.microsoft.com/download/xml/SP/40SP1/WIN98MeXP/EN-US/msxml.ms
> i
>
> HTH
>
> Joe Hughes
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Satyajeet Hattangadi" <satyajh@m...>
> To: "professional vb" <pro_vb@p...>
> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 6:39 AM
> Subject: [pro_vb] Re: WInInet Programming - Specifying HTTP Timeout
>
>
> > you can emulate the post using Microsoft xml parser instead, the
msxml4.0
> > has a timeout property if im not mistaken..check it out.. if you need an
> > example i can mail you one...another advantage of xml parser is that
even
> > proxies with authentication can be handeled ...
> > HTH
> > satya
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <tomkorah@r...>
> > To: "professional vb" <pro_vb@p...>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 3:23 PM
> > Subject: [pro_vb] WInInet Programming - Specifying HTTP Timeout
> >
> >
> > > Hi All,
> > >  I'm using the Function below to send an HTTP POST request from my VB
> > > application. But sometimes the whole application hangs for a time
period
> > > as it is the case with browser. But users wont tolerate this delay
with
> > > the application as they would with a browser. The funcion is
> > >
> > > bRet = HttpSendRequest(hHttpOpenRequest, _
> > >                 lpszHeaders, _
> > >                 lpHeadlen, _
> > >                 lpszPostData, _
> > >                 lPostDataLen)
> > >
> > > Is there anyway to specify a timeout?? I use the wininet.dll to send
and
> > > receive HTTP request and response.
> > >
> > > Somebody please helpme out.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Tom.
> > >
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