PrivateProfileString and http

[Ulf Nilsson]

Hi,
I would like to read a file (av.ini) that is placed in a http://-address
(http://www.microsoft.com/_test/ms.ini - = fake address!!)

The code:
sTemp = PrivateProfileString("http://www.microsoft.com/_test/ms.ini", "MS",
"Name_UK")

I have full access to ms.ini-file and the directory, but still gets error:
"-2147467259 (80004005)"

It seems to me that I cannot use PrivateProfileString to access files on a
http-site, but only Registry and ini-files on network. I hope I'm wrong.

// Ulf

 

[Jonathan West]

Hi,
I would like to read a file (av.ini) that is placed in a http://-address
(http://www.microsoft.com/_test/ms.ini - = fake address!!)

The code:
sTemp = PrivateProfileString("http://www.microsoft.com/_test/ms.ini",
"MS",
"Name_UK")

I have full access to ms.ini-file and the directory, but still gets error:
"-2147467259 (80004005)"

It seems to me that I cannot use PrivateProfileString to access files on a
http-site, but only Registry and ini-files on network. I hope I'm wrong.

// Ulf

You're not wrong. You would need to download the file first, and then access
the local copy.