(68K) Internet Library | Palm OS® Programmer's API Reference

WARNING! The information in this chapter applies only to a very specific set of Palm, Inc. handhelds such as the Palm VII^® running Palm OS^®version 3.2 or later. You must check for the presence of the Wireless Internet Feature Set prior to using the Internet Library. Never assume that the Internet Library is present on any given class of handheld.

This chapter provides reference material for the Internet library API:

The header file INetMgr.h declares the Internet library API. For more information on the Internet library, see the chapter "Network Communication" in the Palm OS Programmer's Companion, vol. II, Communications.

WARNING! In future OS versions, PalmSource, Inc. does not intend to support or provide backward compatibility for the Internet library API documented in this chapter.

Internet Library Data Structures ^TOP^

INetCompressionTypeEnum Enum ^TOP^

The INetCompressionTypeEnum enum indicates the type of compression used for data exchanged via a socket. One of these enumerated types is set as the value of the inetSockSettingCompressionTypeID socket setting (a read-only setting).

Prototype

typedef enum {
   inetCompressionTypeNone = 0,
   inetCompressionTypeBitPacked,
   inetCompressionTypeLZ77
} INetCompressionTypeEnum;

Constants

inetCompressionTypeNone: No compression.
inetCompressionTypeBitPacked: Custom 5-bit compression scheme. This is typically used for data sent from the Palm Web Clipping Proxy server.
inetCompressionTypeLZ77: Not used; reserved for future use.

INetConfigNameType Struct ^TOP^

The INetConfigNameType structure holds the name of an Internet library network configuration. A configuration is a set of specific values for the Internet library settings. The Internet library defines a set of built-in configuration aliases for common network setups. These aliases point to configurations instead of holding the actual values themselves. You can use an alias anywhere in the API you would use a configuration. System-defined configuration aliases are listed in "Configuration Aliases".

This structure is used in the functions INetLibConfigIndexFromName(), INetLibConfigRename(), and INetLibConfigSaveAs().

Prototype

#define inetConfigNameSize 32;

typedef struct {
   Char name[inetConfigNameSize];
} INetConfigNameType, *INetConfigNamePtr;

Fields

name: A configuration name (up to 32 characters).

INetContentTypeEnum Enum ^TOP^

The INetContentTypeEnum enum specifies the type of content to be exchanged via a socket. One of these enumerated types is set as the value of the inetSockSettingContentTypeID socket setting (a read-only setting).

Prototype

typedef enum {
   inetContentTypeTextPlain = 0,
   inetContentTypeTextHTML,
   inetContentTypeImageGIF,
   inetContentTypeImageJPEG,
   inetContentTypeApplicationCML,
   inetContentTypeImagePalmOS,
   inetContentTypeOther
} INetContentTypeEnum;

Constants

inetContentTypeTextPlain: Not used
inetContentTypeTextHTML: Not used
inetContentTypeImageGIF: Not used
inetContentTypeImageJPEG: Not used
inetContentTypeApplicationCML: Compressed HTML content (format used by the Palm Web Clipping Proxy server and PQAs)
inetContentTypeImagePalmOS: Palm OS^® bitmap
inetContentTypeOther: Some undefined content type

INetHTTPAttrEnum Enum ^TOP^

The INetHTTPAttrEnum enum specifies HTTP request and response attributes that are set by INetLibSockHTTPAttrSet() and returned by INetLibSockHTTPAttrGet().

Prototype

typedef enum {
   inetHTTPAttrWhichPart,
   inetHTTPAttrIncHTTP,
   inetHTTPAttrCheckMailHi,
   inetHTTPAttrCheckMailLo,
   inetHTTPAttrReqContentVersion,

   inetHTTPAttrRspSize,
   inetHTTPAttrResult,
   inetHTTPAttrErrDetail,
   inetHTTPAttrReason,

   inetHTTPAttrContentLength,
   inetHTTPAttrContentLengthUncompressed,
   inetHTTPAttrContentLengthUntruncated,
   inetHTTPAttrContentVersion,
   inetHTTPAttrContentCacheID,
   inetHTTPAttrReqSize
} INetHTTPAttrEnum;

Constants

inetHTTPAttrWhichPart: An index to the part of the response data desired, if the response data is partitioned into chunks. Write-only.
inetHTTPAttrIncHTTP: A Boolean that, if set, causes HTTP header data to be included as part of the content when retrieving raw data. Applicable only when inetSettingConvAlgorithm is set to ctpConvNone. Write-only.
inetHTTPAttrCheckMailHi: High-order byte of ID for checking mail. Write-only.
inetHTTPAttrCheckMailLo: Low-order byte of ID for checking mail. Write-only.
inetHTTPAttrReqContentVersion: Desired content version. Represented as 2 low bytes. Lowest byte is minor version, next higher byte is major version. Write-only.
inetHTTPAttrRspSize: Size of entire HTTP (header and data). Read-only.
inetHTTPAttrResult: Transport protocol error code. Read-only.
inetHTTPAttrErrDetail: Server/proxy error code when using the Palm Web Clipping Proxy server. Read-only.
inetHTTPAttrReason: Transport protocol error message. Read-only.
inetHTTPAttrContentLength: Size of response data. Read-only.
inetHTTPAttrContentLengthUncompressed: Size of uncompressed response data. Read-only.
inetHTTPAttrContentLengthUntruncated: Total size of response data (it may have been truncated to less than this). Read-only.
inetHTTPAttrContentVersion: Actual content version. Represented as 2 low bytes. Lowest byte is minor version, next higher byte is major version. Read-only.
inetHTTPAttrContentCacheID: Cache ID for this item. Read-only.
inetHTTPAttrReqSize: Size of request sent. Read-only.

INetSchemeEnum Enum ^TOP^

The INetSchemeEnum enum specifies a protocol (http, https, etc.) used by a socket. Specify one of these enumerated types for the INetSockSettingScheme socket setting and for the scheme parameter to the INetLibSockOpen() call.

Prototype

typedef enum {
   inetSchemeUnknown = -1,
   inetSchemeDefault = 0,

   inetSchemeHTTP,
   inetSchemeHTTPS,
   inetSchemeFTP,
   inetSchemeGopher,
   inetSchemeFile,
   inetSchemeNews,
   inetSchemeMailTo,
   inetSchemePalm,
   inetSchemePalmCall,
   inetSchemeMail,
   inetSchemeMac,

   inetSchemeFirst = inetSchemeHTTP,
   inetSchemeLast = inetSchemeMail
} INetSchemeEnum;

Constants

inetSchemeHTTP: Use the HTTP protocol.
inetSchemeHTTPS: Use the HTTPS protocol (for a secure connection).
inetSchemeFTP: Use the FTP protocol. Not implemented.
inetSchemeGopher: Use the Gopher protocol. Not implemented.
inetSchemeFile: Launch local PQA file
inetSchemeNews: Use the News protocol. Not implemented.
inetSchemeMailTo: Launch the local messaging application, passing a "to" address.
inetSchemePalm: Launches a local application database. The URL is expected to be in the form cccc.tttt, where cccc is a four character creator name and tttt is a four character database type. This pair of strings is used to identify an application database to receive the launch message via a call to SysUIAppSwitch().
inetSchemePalmCall: Launches a local application database. The URL is expected to be in the form cccc.tttt, where cccc is a four character creator name and tttt is a four character database type. This pair of strings is used to identify an application database to receive the launch message via a call to SysAppLaunch().
inetSchemeMail: Creates a socket for mail I/O.
inetSchemeMac: Handles opening Mac OS file system HTML URLs. For use by the Simulator only.

INetSettingEnum Enum ^TOP^

The INetSettingEnum enum specifies a setting to be returned or set by the INetLibSettingGet() or INetLibSettingSet() calls.

Prototype

typedef enum {
   inetSettingCacheSize,
   inetSettingCacheRef,
   inetSettingNetLibConfig,
   inetSettingRadioID,
   inetSettingBaseStationID,
   inetSettingMaxRspSize,
   inetSettingConvAlgorithm,
   inetSettingContentWidth,
   inetSettingContentVersion,
   inetSettingNoPersonalInfo,
   inetSettingUserName,
   inetSettingLast
} INetSettingEnum;

Constants

inetSettingCacheSize: Maximum size of cache (in bytes).
inetSettingCacheRef: DmOpenRef, reference to cache database. Read-only.
inetSettingNetLibConfig: The index of the net library network configuration to use. This value is saved as part of the preferences for each Internet library configuration. A value of 0 means to use the current configuration.
inetSettingRadioID: 64-bit radio ID. Read-only. Used for wireless connections only.
inetSettingBaseStationID: Radio base station ID. Read-only. Used for wireless connections only.
inetSettingMaxRspSize: Maximum response size, in bytes. The default is 1024 bytes. Write-only.
inetSettingConvAlgorithm: Content conversion desired. Write-only. Possible values include:
ctpConvCML (use 5-bit compression scheme),
ctpConvCML8Bit (use 5-bit compression scheme, but in 8-bit form for debugging),
ctpConvCMLLZ77 (use LZ77 compression scheme),
ctpConvNone (no conversion; data is returned in native format)
inetSettingContentWidth: Width of the display for content. The default setting is 160 (pixels). Write-only.
inetSettingContentVersion: Content version (encoder version). Write-only. This setting is used to let the server know what encoder version it should use to encode content sent to the Palm client. Normally you don't need to set this value as it is initialized by INetLibOpen. The default encoder version is 0x8001.
inetSettingNoPersonalInfo: Send no device ID or zipcode information to the proxy server. This value is saved as part of the preferences for each Internet library configuration.
inetSettingUserName: Not applicable.

INetSockSettingEnum Enum ^TOP^

The INetSockSettingEnum enum specifies a socket setting to be returned or set by the INetLibSockSettingGet() or INetLibSockSettingSet() calls.

Prototype

typedef enum {
   inetSockSettingScheme,
   inetSockSettingSockContext,
   inetSockSettingCompressionType,
   inetSockSettingCompressionTypeID,
   inetSockSettingContentType,
   inetSockSettingContentTypeID,
   inetSockSettingData,
   inetSockSettingDataHandle,
   inetSockSettingDataOffset,
   inetSockSettingTitle,
   inetSockSettingURL,
   inetSockSettingIndexURL,
   inetSockSettingFlags,
   inetSockSettingReadTimeout,
   inetSockSettingContentVersion,
   inetSockSettingLast
} INetSockSettingEnum;

Constants

inetSockSettingScheme: Requested scheme; one of the INetSchemeEnum values. Read-only.
inetSockSettingSockContext: Not used.
inetSockSettingCompressionType: Name of requested compression type. Read-only.
inetSockSettingCompressionTypeID: Requested compression type; one of the INetCompressionTypeEnum values. Read-only.
inetSockSettingContentType: String containing the MIME type of the content. Used only on received raw data. Read-only.
inetSockSettingContentTypeID: Content type of socket data; one of the INetContentTypeEnum values. Read-only.
inetSockSettingData: Pointer to socket data. Read-only.
inetSockSettingDataHandle: Handle to socket data. Read-only.
inetSockSettingDataOffset: Offset to socket data from handle. Read-only.
inetSockSettingTitle: Web page title. This value is written to the cache (and the Web Clipping Application Viewer uses it later in a history list of cache entries). Write-only.
inetSockSettingURL: URL of requested data. Read-only.
inetSockSettingIndexURL: Index (or master) URL of requested data (for cache indexing). This is the topmost web page in a group of hierarchical pages; it serves to group the pages together and to filter cache list results. The Web Clipping Application Viewer sets this to the URL of the active PQA, for all pages linked from the PQA.
inetSockSettingFlags: URL request flags; one or more of inetOpenURLFlag... flags (see URL Open Constants).
inetSockSettingReadTimeout: The default timeout value for reads when the application uses the event mechanism. The time since last receiving data from a socket is monitored and a timeout error status event is returned from INetLibGetEvent if the timeout is exceeded.
inetSockSettingContentVersion: Content version number. Read-only.

INetStatusEnum Enum ^TOP^

The INetStatusEnum enum specifies the status of the socket. The status is returned in the inetSockStatusChangeEvent event structure and by the call INetLibSockStatus().

Prototype

typedef enum {
   inetStatusNew,
   inetStatusResolvingName,
   inetStatusNameResolved,
   inetStatusConnecting,
   inetStatusConnected,
   inetStatusSendingRequest,
   inetStatusWaitingForResponse,
   inetStatusReceivingResponse,
   inetStatusResponseReceived,
   inetStatusClosingConnection,
   inetStatusClosed,
   inetStatusAcquiringNetwork,
   inetStatusPrvInvalid = 30
} INetStatusEnum;

Constants

inetStatusNew: Just opened
inetStatusResolvingName: Looking up host address
inetStatusNameResolved: Found host address
inetStatusConnecting: Connecting to host
inetStatusConnected: Connected to host
inetStatusSendingRequest: Sending request
inetStatusWaitingForResponse: Waiting for response
inetStatusReceivingResponse: Receiving response
inetStatusResponseReceived: Response received
inetStatusClosingConnection: Closing connection
inetStatusClosed: Connection closed
inetStatusAcquiringNetwork: Network temporarily unreachable; socket on hold
inetStatusPrvInvalid: Not used

Internet Library Constants ^TOP^

Configuration Aliases ^TOP^

The constants listed here specify Internet library network configuration alias names. Most of the Internet library API requires a configuration index rather than a name. Use INetLibConfigIndexFromName() to obtain the alias's index from the name. For more information, see INetConfigNameType.

The following aliases are defined for configuration names:

Alias	Name string	Description
`inetCfgNameDefault`	".Default"	Initially points to a generic configuration with no proxy. This uses the configuration set by the user in the Network preferences panel.
`inetCfgNameDefWireline`	".DefWireline"	Initially points to a generic configuration with no proxy. This uses the configuration set by the user in the Network preferences panel.
`inetCfgNameDefWireless`	".DefWireless"	Initially points to a generic configuration with no proxy. This uses the configuration set by the user in the Network preferences panel.
`inetCfgNameCTPDefault`	".CTPDefault"	Initially points to either ".CTPWireless" (on Palm VII^® units) or ".CTPWireline" (on all other units). On the Palm VII unit, the Web Clipping Application Viewer application uses this configuration.
`inetCfgNameCTPWireline`	".CTPWireline"	Initially points to a wireline configuration that uses the Palm Web Clipping Proxy server.
`inetCfgNameCTPWireless`	".CTPWireless"	Initially points to a wireless configuration that uses the Palm.Net^™ wireless system and the Palm Web Clipping Proxy server.

URL Info Constants ^TOP^

The inetURLInfoFlag... constants convey information about a URL and are returned by the function INetLibURLGetInfo().

Constant	Value	Description
`inetURLInfoFlagIsSecure`	0x0001	URL was encrypted.
`inetURLInfoFlagIsRemote`	0x0002	URL was retrieved from the net.
`inetURLInfoFlagIsInCache`	0x0004	URL is stored in the cache.

URL Open Constants ^TOP^

The inetOpenURLFlag... constants control how the INetLibURLOpen() call operates with respect to caching and encryption. These flags are also used for the inetSockSettingFlags socket setting.

Constant	Value	Description
`inetOpenURLFlagLookInCache`	0x0001	Read data from the cache, if available.
`inetOpenURLFlagKeepInCache`	0x0002	Store the item in the cache, overwriting any other entries with an equivalent URL.
`inetOpenURLFlagForceEncOn`	0x0008	Use encryption even if scheme does not desire it.
`inetOpenURLFlagForceEncOff`	0x0010	Do not use encryption even if scheme desires it.

Internet Library Functions ^TOP^

INetLibCacheGetObject Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Returns information about an entry in the cache database, including a handle to the record. Either the URL or the unique ID can be used to find the cache entry.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibCacheGetObject (
   UInt16 libRefnum,
   MemHandle clientParamH,
   UInt8 *urlTextP,
   UInt32 uniqueID,
   INetCacheInfoPtr cacheInfoP
)

Parameters

→ libRefnum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ clientParamH: Inet handle allocated by INetLibOpen.
→ urlTextP: Pointer to URL text string to find. If this parameter is NULL, then uniqueID is used to find the entry.
→ uniqueID: Unique ID of the cache entry to find. This value can be obtained by calling INetLibCacheList(). This parameter is ignored if urlTextP is specified.
← INetCacheInfoPtr: Pointer to a structure where information about the cache entry is returned. See the Comments section for details.

Returns

0	No error
`inetErrParamsInvalid`	One or more of the parameters are invalid.

Comments

The INetCacheInfoPtr type returned from this function is defined as a pointer to an INetCacheInfoType structure, which has the following definition:

Prototype

typedef struct {
   MemHandle recordH;
   INetContentTypeEnum contentType;
   INetCompressionTypeEnum encodingType;
   UInt32 uncompressedDataSize;
   UInt8 flags;
   UInt8 reserved;
   UInt16 dataOffset;
   UInt16 dataLength;
   UInt16 urlOffset;
   UInt32 viewTime;
   UInt32 createTime;
   UInt16 murlOffset;
} INetCacheInfoType, *INetCacheInfoPtr;

Fields

recordH: Handle to the cache record.
contentType
encodingType
uncompressedDataSize
flags: Unused.
reserved: Reserved for future use.
dataOffset: Offset to content.
dataLength: Size of content.
urlOffset: Offset to URL.
viewTime: Time last viewed.
createTime: Time entry was created.
murlOffset: Offset to master URL.

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibCacheList Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Returns an item from the cache list, based on its URL and index in the list.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibCacheList (
   UInt16 libRefnum,
   MemHandle inetH,
   UInt8 *cacheIndexURLP,
   UInt16 *indexP,
   UInt32 *uidP,
   INetCacheEntryP cacheP
)

Parameters

→ libRefnum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ inetH: Inet handle allocated by INetLibOpen.
→ cacheIndexURLP: Pointer to a master URL string. Cache entries indexed with this master URL are returned. The Web Clipping Application Viewer sets the master URL of a cache page to the URL of the active PQA, so all pages linked from the PQA have the same master URL.
↔ indexP: Pointer to the index of the entry. Specify an index to find entries at this index or higher in the list. Specify NULL to search from the beginning, the first time you call this function. The index of the entry following the one found is returned on exit.
← uidP: Pointer to a long value where the unique ID of the found cache entry is returned.
← cacheP: Pointer to a structure where information about the found cache entry is returned. See the Comments section for details.

Returns

0	No error
`inetErrTypeNotCached`	Cache entry under requested index not found
`inetErrParamsInvalid`	The `cacheIndexURLP` parameter is `NULL`
`inetErrCacheInvalid`	The cache database doesn't exist

Comments

This function first sorts the list of cache entries by URL. Then it returns in uidP the unique ID of the first cache entry with an index equal to or greater than indexP. The indexP value is updated to point to the next entry upon return.

To generate a complete list of cache entries having the same master URL (as for a history list), call this function repeatedly, always specifying the updated index, until it returns the error inetErrTypeNotCached.

Note that a URL can exist multiple times in the Web Clipping Application Viewer cache database, thus the need for the uidP value.

The INetCacheEntryP type returned from this function is defined as a pointer to an INetCacheEntryType structure, which has the following definition:

typedef struct { 
UInt8 *urlP; // ptr to URL string 
UInt16 urlLen; // length of URL string 
UInt8 *titleP; // ptr to title string 
UInt16 titleLen; // length of title string 
UInt32 lastViewed; // time last viewed 
                   // seconds since 1/1/1904 
UInt32 firstViewed; // time first viewed 
                   // seconds since 1/1/1904 
} INetCacheEntryType, *INetCacheEntryP;

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibCheckAntennaState Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Checks the antenna state and displays a dialog asking the user to raise it if it is down.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibCheckAntennaState(
   UInt16 refNum
)

Parameters

→ refNum: Refnum of the Internet library.

Returns

0	The user raised the antenna.
`netErrUserCancel`	The user closed the dialog by tapping Cancel.

This call can also return data manager errors if it fails internally.

Comments

Applications don't need to check the antenna state by using this call. If an application opens the Internet library, the Internet library checks the antenna state when needed and displays the dialog to prompt the user to raise the antenna.

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibClose Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Closes up and frees an inet handle. Closes or decrements the open count of the net library.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibClose (
   UInt16 libRefnum,
   MemHandle inetH
)

Parameters

→ libRefnum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ inetH: Inet handle allocated by INetLibOpen.

Returns

No error

Comments

This call must be made by an application when it's done with the Internet library. It closes any Internet sockets open by the application, disposes the memory referenced by the given inet handle, and calls NetLibClose, if necessary, to close the net Library or decrement its open count.

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibConfigAliasGet Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Determines to which configuration a built-in alias points.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibConfigAliasGet (
   UInt16 refNum,
   UInt16 aliasIndex,
   UInt16 *indexP,
   Boolean *isAnotherAliasP
)

Parameters

→ libRefnum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ aliasIndex: Index of alias configuration to query. This is the index of the configuration in the internal array of configurations stored by the system. This is the same as the index of the item in the array returned by INetLibConfigList(), or the index returned by INetLibConfigIndexFromName().
← indexP: Pointer where the index of the configuration pointed to by aliasIndex is returned. 0 is returned if aliasIndex does not point to another configuration.
← isAnotherAliasP: If *indexP is the index of another alias configuration, this Boolean is set to true.

Returns

0	No error
`inetErrParamsInvalid`	`aliasIndex` is not valid
`inetErrConfigNotAlias`	`aliasIndex` is not an alias configuration

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibConfigAliasSet Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Points any of the built-in aliases (".DefWireline", ".DefWireless", etc.) to a given defined configuration.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibConfigAliasSet (
   UInt16 refNum,
   UInt16 configIndex,
   UInt16 aliasToIndex
)

Parameters

→ libRefnum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ configIndex: Index of configuration to set. This is the index of the configuration in the internal array of configurations stored by the system. This is the same as the index of the item in the array returned by INetLibConfigList(), or the index returned by INetLibConfigIndexFromName().
→ aliasToIndex: Index of configuration that the alias identified by configIndex is to point to. Specify 0 to remove an existing alias assignment.

Returns

0	No error
`inetErrConfigNotAlias`	`configIndex` is not an alias configuration
`inetErrParamsInvalid`	`configIndex` or `aliasToIndex` is not valid
`inetErrConfigCantPointToAlias`	Alias doesn't point to a real entry

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibConfigDelete Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Deletes a configuration.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibConfigDelete (
   UInt16 refNum,
   UInt16 index
)

Parameters

→ refnum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ index: Index of configuration to delete. This is the index of the configuration in the internal array of configurations stored by the system. This is the same as the index of the item in the array returned by INetLibConfigList(), or the index returned by INetLibConfigIndexFromName().

Returns

0	No error
`inetErrParamsInvalid`	Index not valid
`inetErrConfigCantDelete`	Attempted to delete an alias configuration

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibConfigIndexFromName Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Returns the index of a configuration given it's name.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibConfigIndexFromName (
   UInt16 refNum,
   INetConfigNamePtr nameP,
   UInt16 *indexP
)

Parameters

→ refnum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ nameP: Pointer to an INetConfigNameType structure that names the configuration whose index you want to get.
← indexP: Pointer where the index of the configuration identified in nameP is returned.

Returns

0	No error
`inetErrConfigNotFound`	Could not find requested configuration name

Comments

If you name an alias, this routine returns the index of the alias entry, not the configuration the alias points to. This way the alias can be pointed to a different configuration.

Applications should store the index of the configuration they're using, rather than the name, so that they won't be confused if the user edits the name of the configuration from the Preferences panel.

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibConfigList Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Returns an array containing a list of the available Internet library network configurations.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibConfigList (
   UInt16 refNum,
   INetConfigNameType nameArray[],
   UInt16 *arrayEntriesP
)

Parameters

→ refnum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ nameArray: Pointer to an array of INetConfigNameType structs that is to be filled in by this routine.
↔ arrayEntriesP: On entry, a pointer to the number of entries available in nameArray; on exit, a pointer to the total number of entries in the system (which could exceed the size of the array you pass in).

Returns

No error

Comments

This routine can be used to obtain a list of available configurations for selection by the user.

Note that the built-in alias configurations, which start with a period, should not be displayed to the user as selectable choices. They are designed for internal use by applications that need a predetermined type of service (like ".CTPWireless" for PQA applications.) Also, any configurations that start with an underscore, like "_CTPRAM", should not be displayed. These typically are configurations created by the Internet library for internal use and cannot be edited using the Network preferences panel.

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibConfigMakeActive Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Makes the given configuration active without having to close and reopen the Internet library by using INetLibOpen.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibConfigMakeActive (
   UInt16 refNum,
   MemHandle inetH,
   UInt16 configIndex
)

Parameters

→ libRefnum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ inetH: Inet handle allocated by INetLibOpen.
→ configIndex: Index of configuration to activate. This is the index of the configuration in the internal array of configurations stored by the system. This is the same as the index of the item in the array returned by INetLibConfigList(), or the index returned by INetLibConfigIndexFromName().

Returns

No error

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibConfigRename Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Renames a configuration.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibConfigRename (
   UInt16 refNum,
   UInt16 index,
   INetConfigNamePtr newNameP
)

Parameters

→ libRefnum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ index: Index of configuration to rename. This is the index of the configuration in the internal array of configurations stored by the system. This is the same as the index of the item in the array returned by INetLibConfigList(), or the index returned by INetLibConfigIndexFromName().
→ newNameP: Pointer to an INetConfigNameType structure holding the new name of the configuration. The name cannot start with a period or an underscore.

Returns

0	No error
`inetErrConfigBadName`	Trying to save as an alias (beginning with ".") or as a built-in configuration (beginning with "_").
`inetErrParamsInvalid`	Invalid index
`inetErrConfigCantDelete`	Configuration to be renamed is either an alias or a built-in configuration

Comments

After renaming, the configuration index stays the same so that applications that are set up to use that configuration will still work correctly. Note that built-in configuration aliases (ones that start with a period) cannot be renamed.

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibConfigSaveAs Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Saves the current network configuration settings under the given name.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibConfigSaveAs (
   UInt16 refNum,
   MemHandle inetH,
   INetConfigNamePtr nameP
)

Parameters

→ libRefnum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ inetH: Inet handle allocated by INetLibOpen.
→ nameP: Pointer to an INetConfigNameType structure holding the name of the configuration. The name cannot start with a period or an underscore.

Returns

0	No error
`inetErrConfigBadName`	Trying to save as an alias (beginning with ".") or as a built-in configuration (beginning with "_").
`inetErrConfigTooMany`	The internal configurations table is full. No more entries can be stored.

Comments

If the configuration name specified already exists, it is replaced with the new settings.

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibGetEvent Function ^TOP^

Purpose

A replacement for EvtGetEvent that informs an application of status changes to Internet sockets as well as user interface events.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

void INetLibGetEvent (
   UInt16  libRefnum,
   MemHandle inetH,
   INetEventType *eventP,
   Int32 timeout
)

Parameters

→ libRefnum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ inetH: Inet handle allocated by INetLibOpen, or NULL.
↔ eventP: The event structure is returned via this pointer.
→ timeout: Timeout in ticks. Specify evtWaitForever to wait forever.

Returns

No error

Comments

This call is designed to replace EvtGetEvent() in applications which use the Internet library. For convenience, if inetH is NULL, INetLibGetEvent is equivalent to EvtGetEvent.

INetLibGetEvent returns two additional events besides those returned by EvtGetEvent: inetSockReadyEvent and inetSockStatusChangeEvent.

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibOpen Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Creates a new application inet handle structure. Opens or increments the open count of the net library.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibOpen (
   UInt16 libRefnum,
   UInt16 config,
   UInt32 flags,
   DmOpenRef cacheRef,
   UInt32 cacheSize,
   MemHandle *inetHP
)

Parameters

→ libRefnum: Refnum of the Internet library. Pass the value "INet.lib" to SysLibFind() to return this refnum.
→ config: Indicates the type of network service desired by the application. Returned by INetLibConfigIndexFromName().
→ flags: Currently unused; set to 0.
→ cacheRef: Document cache database reference. Obtain this by using one of the DmOpenDatabase()... calls. Pass NULL if you don't want to use a cache.
→ cacheSize: Maximum size of the document cache (in bytes). This is ignored if you pass NULL for cacheRef.
← inetHP: Pointer to a handle variable.

Returns

0	No error
`inetErrTooManyClients`	Too many clients opened already
`inetErrIncompatibleInterface`	The net library is already open with an incompatible interface

Comments

This call must be made by an application before it can use any other Internet library calls. This call opens the Internet library and returns a pointer to an inet handle, which is then passed to subsequent calls to the Internet library. Every application that opens the Internet library gets its own unique inet handle.

When an application is done using the Internet library, it must call INetLibClose(), which closes both the Internet library and the net library, if necessary.

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibSettingGet Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Retrieves current settings for an inet handle.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibSettingGet (
   UInt16 libRefnum,
   MemHandle inetH,
   UInt16 setting,
   void *bufP,
   UInt16 *bufLenP
)

Parameters

→ libRefnum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ inetH: Inet handle allocated by INetLibOpen.
→ setting: The setting to get. Specify one of the INetSettingEnum enumerated types.
← bufP: Pointer to buffer where the return value is to be put.
↔ bufLenP: Size of bufP on entry. Size of setting value on exit.

Returns

0	No error
`inetErrParamsInvalid`	Invalid setting requested
`inetErrSettingSizeInvalid`	`*bufLenP` is the incorrect size for the requested setting

Comments

This call can be used to retrieve the current settings of an inet handle. Some settings have default values that are stored in the system preferences database; see INetSettingEnum for details.

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibSettingSet Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Changes a setting for an inet handle.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibSettingSet (
   UInt16 libRefnum,
   MemHandle inetH,
   UInt16 setting,
   void *bufP,
   UInt16 bufLen
)

Parameters

→ libRefnum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ inetH: Inet handle allocated by INetLibOpen.
→ setting: The setting to set. Specify one of the INetSettingEnum enumerated types.
→ bufP: Pointer to the new setting value.
→ bufLen: Size of the value in bufP.

Returns

0	No error
`inetErrParamsInvalid`	Invalid setting specified
`inetErrSettingSizeInvalid`	`bufLen` is the incorrect size for the specified setting

Comments

Any changes made to the settings last only as long as the inetH is around (until INetLibClose() is called) and do not affect other applications that might be using the Internet library.

An important note is that settings made through this call essentially change the default values for any sockets subsequently created through INetLibURLOpen() or INetLibSockOpen().

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibSockClose Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Closes an inet socket handle.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibSockClose (
   UInt16 libRefnum,
   MemHandle socketH
)

Parameters

→ libRefnum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ socketH: Handle of the socket to close.

Returns

No error

Comments

This call closes down and releases all memory associated with a socket created by INetLibSockOpen or INetLibURLOpen.

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibSockConnect Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Establishes a connection with a remote host.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibSockConnect (
   UInt16 libRefnum,
   MemHandle sockH,
   UInt8 *hostnameP,
   UInt16 port,
   Int32 timeou
)

Parameters

→ libRefnum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ sockH: Handle (allocated by INetLibSockOpen or INetLibURLOpen) of the socket to connect.
→ hostnameP: Pointer to host name string; can be dotted decimal text string.
→ port: Port number, or 0 for default port.
→ timeou: Timeout in ticks. Specify evtWaitForever to wait forever.

Returns

No error

Comments

This call associates a remote host name and port number with a socket and, depending on the socket protocol, initiates a connection with that remote host.

This call may return immediately before actually finishing the connect. The application can simply go ahead and submit additional calls such as INetLibSockRead, or it may wait for the connect to complete by either polling INetLibSockStatus until the socket status is inetStatusConnected (not recommended), or by waiting for an inetSockStatusChangeEvent event from INetLibGetEvent and checking the status then (preferred).

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibSockHTTPAttrGet Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Queries HTTP request header formed by the local host, or the response header information returned by a remote host.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibSockHTTPAttrGet (
   UInt16 libRefnum,
   MemHandle sockH,
   UInt16 attr,
   UInt16 attrIndex,
   void *bufP,
   UInt32 *bufLenP
)

Parameters

→ libRefnum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ sockH: Handle (allocated by INetLibSockOpen or INetLibURLOpen) of the socket.
→ attr: The attribute to get. Specify one of the INetHTTPAttrEnum values.
→ attrIndex: The attribute index (if any). Currently unused.
← bufP: Pointer to the address where the result is returned.
↔ bufLenP: Pointer to the size of bufP on entry; size of returned value on exit.

Returns

0	No error
`inetErrSettingNotImplemented`	Invalid setting specified
`inetErrSettingSizeInvalid`	`bufLen` is the incorrect size for the specified setting

Comments

This call queries either the request header formed by INetLibSockHTTPReqCreate and INetLibSockHTTPAttrSet, or the response header returned by the remote host.

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibSockHTTPAttrSet Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Adds additional HTTP request headers to an HTTP request in a socket.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibSockHTTPAttrSet (
   UInt16 libRefnum,
   MemHandle sockH,
   UInt16 attr,
   UInt16 attrIndex,
   UInt8 *bufP,
   UInt16 bufLen,
   UInt16 flags
)

Parameters

→ libRefnum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ sockH: Handle (allocated by INetLibSockOpen or INetLibURLOpen) of the socket.
→ attr: The attribute to set. Specify one of the INetHTTPAttrEnum values.
→ attrIndex: The attribute index (if any). Currently unused.
→ bufP: Pointer to additional header text to add.
→ bufLen: Length of bufP.
→ flags: Flags that control the addition of new headers. Currently unused.

Returns

0	No error
`inetErrSettingNotImplemented`	Invalid setting specified
`inetErrSettingSizeInvalid`	`bufLen` is the incorrect size for the specified setting

Comments

This call modifies attributes of an HTTP request formed by INetLibSockHTTPReqCreate. Generally, attributes are set only before calling INetLibSockHTTPReqSend.

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibSockHTTPReqCreate Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Forms an HTTP request for the socket.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibSockHTTPReqCreate (
   UInt16 libRefnum,
   MemHandle sockH,
   UInt8 *verbP,
   UInt8 *resNameP,
   UInt8 *refererP
)

Parameters

→ libRefnum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ sockH: Handle (allocated by INetLibSockOpen or INetLibURLOpen) of the socket.
→ verbP: Reserved for future use.
→ resNameP: Pointer to a string holding the name of the resource to get or put.
→ refererP: Pointer to a string holding the name of the referring URL, or NULL if none.

Returns

0	No error
`inetErrParamsInvalid`	Not an HTTP socket

Comments

This call forms an HTTP request for the socket. The request is not actually sent to the remote host until INetLibSockHTTPReqSend() is called. The HTTP verb used in the request is determined by the value of the writeP parameter passed to INetLibSockHTTPReqSend: if this parameter is NULL, "GET" is used. Otherwise, "POST" is used.

After a call to INetLibSockHTTPReqCreate but before a call to INetLibSockHTTPReqSend, the application can add additional HTTP request headers using INetLibSockHTTPAttrSet().

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibSockHTTPReqSend Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Sends an HTTP request to the remote host or looks for data in the cache.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibSockHTTPReqSend (
   UInt16 libRefnum,
   MemHandle sockH,
   void *writeP,
   UInt32 writeLen,
   Int32 timeout
)

Parameters

→ libRefnum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ sockH: Handle (allocated by INetLibSockOpen or INetLibURLOpen) of the socket.
→ writeP: Pointer to additional data to send after the request headers. Usually used for POST and PUT operations.
→ writeLen: Number of bytes in writeP.
→ timeout: Timeout in ticks.

Returns

0	No error
`inetErrRequestTooLong`	Request too big
`inetErrEncryptionNotAvail`	Encryption requested but not available

Comments

This call sends an HTTP request created by INetLibSockHTTPReqCreate and INetLibSockHTTPAttrSet to the remote host. If this is an POST or PUT operation, the data to write can be specified in writeP.

INetLibSockHTTPReqSend doesn't always do network I/O. If the proper socket flag is set, it checks first to see if the requested data is already in the cache. If it is, then a pointer to the cached data is stored in the socket and the socket status is updated to show that data is ready to be read. This will trigger an inetSockReadyEvent event.

The socket flag (inetOpenURLFlagLookInCache) that causes the cache to be checked first can be set via the flags parameter to INetLibURLOpen() or by calling INetLibSockSettingSet() with the appropriate setting (inetSockSettingFlags).

After sending the request, the application can wait for the response to arrive by either polling INetLibSockStatus until the inputReady boolean is set (not recommended), or by waiting for an inetSockReadyEvent event from INetLibGetEvent (preferred).

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibSockOpen Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Creates and returns a new inet socket handle.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibSockOpen (
   UInt16 libRefnum,
   MemHandle inetH,
   UInt16 scheme,
   MemHandle *sockHP
)

Parameters

→ libRefnum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ inetH: Inet handle allocated by INetLibOpen.
→ scheme: The protocol scheme to use. Specify one of the INetSchemeEnum types.
← sockHP: Pointer to the address where the socket handle is returned.

Returns

0	No error
`inetErrTooManySockets`	Too many sockets open
`inetErrSchemeNotSupported`	Requested URL scheme not supported

Comments

This call creates a new socket for the given scheme. No network I/O is performed. This is a relatively low level call that can be used in place of INetLibURLOpen when finer control over the socket settings is required.

Using INetLibURLOpen, an HTTP request can be handled with the simple sequence: INetLibURLOpen, INetLibSockRead, and INetLibSockClose. When using INetLibSockOpen, the same HTTP request would be handled by replacing the INetLibURLOpen call with the sequence: INetLibSockOpen, INetLibSockSettingSet (optional), INetLibSockConnect, INetLibSockHTTPReqCreate, INetLibSockHTTPAttrSet (optional), and INetLibSockHTTPReqSend.

The use of INetLibSockOpen allows an application finer control over the socket settings (by calling INetLibSockSettingSet) and the HTTP request headers (by calling INetLibSockHTTPAttrSet).

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibSockRead Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Reads data from a socket.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibSockRead (
   UInt16 libRefnum,
   MemHandle sockH,
   void *bufP,
   UInt32 reqBytes,
   UInt32 *actBytesP,
   Int32 timeout
)

Parameters

→ libRefnum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ sockH: Inet handle allocated by INetLibOpen.
→ bufP: Pointer to buffer where the data is placed.
→ reqBytes: Requested number of bytes.
← actBytesP: Pointer to the actual number of bytes read.
→ timeout: Timeout in ticks. Specify evtWaitForever to wait forever.

Returns

No error

Comments

This call attempts to read reqBytes bytes from the given socket. It returns the actual number of bytes read in *actBytesP. If the connection with the remote host has been closed, *actBytesP contains 0 on exit.

Note that it is normal for the actual bytes read to be less than the requested number of bytes. The application should be prepared to call this routine repeatedly until the desired number of bytes have been read or until *actBytesP contains 0, indicating the connection has been closed, or until an error is returned.

This call returns as much data as possible without blocking, however, if no data is available to be read, it does block until at least one byte is available.

Normally, applications will wait for an inetSockReadyEvent from INetLibGetEvent() before calling INetLibSockRead. Alternatively, the application could call INetLibSockStatus() to determine if the socket has any data ready (not recommended), or could simply rely on INetLibSockRead to block until at least one byte is available to read. If no data is available before the timeout expires, inetErrReadTimeout error is returned.

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibSockSettingGet Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Retrieves a socket setting.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibSockSettingGet (
   UInt16 libRefnum,
   MemHandle socketH,
   UInt16 setting,
   void *bufP,
   UInt16 *bufLenP
)

Parameters

→ libRefnum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ socketH: Handle (allocated by INetLibSockOpen or INetLibURLOpen) of the socket to get a setting from.
→ setting: The setting to get. Specify one of the INetSockSettingEnum values.
← bufP: Pointer to buffer where the setting value is to be placed.
↔ bufLenP: Size of bufP on entry; size of returned value on exit.

Returns

0	No error
`inetErrParamsInvalid`	Invalid setting requested
`inetErrSettingSizeInvalid`	`*bufLenP` is the incorrect size for the requested setting

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibSockSettingSet Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Changes a setting of a socket.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibSockSettingSet (
   UInt16 libRefnum,
   MemHandle socketH,
   UInt16 setting,
   void *bufP,
   UInt16 bufLen
)

Parameters

→ libRefnum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ socketH: Handle (allocated by INetLibSockOpen or INetLibURLOpen) of the socket to set.
→ setting: The setting to set. Specify one of the INetSockSettingEnum values.
→ bufP: Pointer to buffer containing the new setting value.
→ bufLen: Size of new setting in bufP.

Returns

0	No error
`inetErrSettingNotImplemented`	Invalid setting specified
`inetErrSettingSizeInvalid`	`bufLen` is the incorrect size for the setting

Comments

This call can be use to override a general setting for a particular socket.

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibSockStatus Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Retrieves the current status of a socket.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibSockStatus (
   UInt16 libRefnum,
   MemHandle socketH,
   UInt16 *statusP,
   Err *sockErrP,
   Boolean *inputReadyP,
   Boolean *outputReadyP
)

Parameters

→ libRefnum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ socketH: Handle (allocated by INetLibSockOpen or INetLibURLOpen) of the socket to get status on.
← statusP: Pointer to the address where the status is returned. The status will be one of the INetStatusEnum values.
← sockErrP: Currently unused.
← inputReadyP: Pointer to a Boolean; true is returned if the socket has data available to read.
← outputReadyP: Pointer to a Boolean; true is returned if the socket can accept data for writing.

Returns

No error

Comments

Most applications that use INetLibGetEvent will rarely need to use this call since socket status changes are returned in the event structure.

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

IINetLibURLCrack Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Cracks a URL text string into its components.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibURLCrack (
   UInt16 libRefnum,
   UInt8 *urlTextP,
   INetURLType *urlP
)

Parameters

→ libRefnum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ urlTextP: Pointer to URL text string.
↔ urlP: Pointer to address where the URL information block is to be returned.

Returns

0	No error
`inetErrParamsInvalid`	`urlTextP` is `NULL` or empty, or `urlP` is `NULL`
`inetErrURLVersionInvalid`	`urlP` is wrong version

Comments

If a pointer member of urlP is set to NULL on entry, then on exit it will point to the start of that component within the original urlTextP string; the associated member length is set to the length of that URL component. If a pointer member of urlP is not NULL on entry, then it must point to a buffer of sufficient size to hold the member data, and on exit the component string will be copied into this buffer and the associated member length will be updated with the actual size. Note that the returned strings are not null-terminated, so the length values are important.

It's easiest to initialize the InetURLType block to zeros and let this function fill in all the information about the URL components.

The InetURLType block returned from this function has the following structure:

typedef struct { 
UInt16 version; // 0, for future compatibility 
UInt8 *schemeP; // ptr to scheme portion 
UInt16 schemeLen; // size of scheme portion 
UInt16 schemeEnum; // INetSchemeEnum; the scheme 
UInt8 *usernameP; // ptr to username portion 
UInt16 usernameLen; // size of username 
UInt8 *passwordP; // ptr to password portion 
UInt16 passwordLen; // size of password 
UInt8 *hostnameP; // ptr to host name portion 
UInt16 hostnameLen; // size of host name 
UInt16 port; // port number 
UInt8 *pathP; // ptr to path portion 
UInt16 pathLen; // size of path 
UInt8 *paramP; // ptr to param (;param) 
UInt16 paramLen; // size of param 
UInt8 *queryP; // ptr to query (?query) 
UInt16 queryLen; // size of query 
UInt8 *fragP; // ptr to fragment (#frag) 
UInt16 fragLen; // size of fragment 
} INetURLType

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibURLGetInfo Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Returns information about a URL.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibURLGetInfo (
   UInt16 libRefnum,
   MemHandle inetH,
   UInt8 *urlTextP,
   INetURLInfoType *urlInfoP
)

Parameters

→ libRefnum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ inetH: Inet handle allocated by INetLibOpen.
→ urlTextP: Pointer to URL text string.
↔ urlInfoP: Pointer to address where the URL information structure is to be returned.

Returns

0	No error
`inetErrParamsInvalid`	`urlInfoP` is `NULL` or incorrect version

Comments

The InetURLInfo block returned from this function has the following structure:

typedef struct { 
UInt16 version; // 0, for future compatibility 
UInt16 flags; // flags word 
UInt32 undefined; // reserved for future use 
} INetURLInfo

The flags word can consist of some combination of these values:

inetURLInfoFlagIsSecure // URL was encrypted 
inetURLInfoFlagIsRemote // URL was retrieved
from the net 
inetURLInfoFlagIsInCache // URL is stored in
the cache

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibURLOpen Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Accesses a URL on the Internet or in the cache.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibURLOpen (
   UInt16 libRefnum,
   MemHandle inetH,
   UInt8 *urlP,
   UInt8 *cacheIndexURLP,
   MemHandle *sockHP,
   Int32 timeout,
   UInt16 flags
)

Parameters

→ libRefnum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ inetH: Inet handle allocated by INetLibOpen.
→ urlP: Pointer to string containing the URL to access.
→ cacheIndexURLP: Pointer to URL string under which the requested URL should be indexed in the cache. Specify NULL if you don't need to index the cache. If you are using the Web Clipping Application Viewer cache (not recommended), you must follow the Viewer convention, which is to pass the URL of the active PQA.
← sockHP: Pointer to address where the socket handle is returned.
→ timeout: Timeout in ticks. Specify evtWaitForever to wait forever.
→ flags: Flags indicating caching and encryption options desired. Specify zero, one, or more of the URL open flags (see URL Open Constants).

Returns

0	No error
`inetErrParamsInvalid`	`urlP` is `NULL`

Comments

This call sets up a connection to a resource on the Internet addressed by urlP and returns a socket handle. Note that if you specify that the cache should be searched first, and if the data is found in the cache, no network I/O occurs. The application can then read that socket resource through the INetLibSockRead() call.

This call is a convenience routine that internally makes the following calls for http URLs: INetLibSockOpen, INetLibSockConnect, INetLibSockHTTPReqCreate, and INetLibSockHTTPReqSend.

This routine returns immediately before performing any required network I/O. It is then up to the caller to either block on INetLibSockRead, or to use INetLibGetEvent() to model asynchronous operation. Using INetLibGetEvent is the preferred way of performing network I/O since it maximizes battery life and user-interface responsiveness.

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibURLsAdd Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Concatenates two URLs, resulting in one absolute URL.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Err INetLibURLsAdd (
   UInt16 libRefnum,
   Char *baseURLStr,
   Char *embeddedURLStr,
   Char *resultURLStr,
   UInt16 *resultLenP
)

Parameters

→ libRefnum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ baseURLStr: Pointer to base URL string.
→ embeddedURLStr: Pointer to URL text string to append.
↔ resultURLStr: Pointer to resulting URL string.
↔ resultLenP: Pointer to size of resultURLStr buffer on entry. On exit, pointer to resulting URL length (including null terminator).

Returns

No error

Comments

Used to append a URL fragment to a base URL, resulting in an absolute URL string that can be passed to INetLibURLOpen() or other functions. This routine ensures that the resulting string conforms to the URL format.

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

INetLibWiCmd Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Invokes a command that operates on the wireless indicator.

Declared In

INetMgr.h

Prototype

Boolean INetLibWiCmd (
   UInt16 refNum,
   UInt16 cmd,
   int enableOrX,
   int y
)

Parameters

→ refNum: Refnum of the Internet library.
→ cmd: The command to invoke. Specify one of the WiCmdEnum values (see Comments section).
→ enableOrX: If cmd is wiCmdSetEnabled, specify 1 to enable the wireless indicator or 0 to disable it. If cmd is wiCmdSetLocation, this specifies the x coordinate of the location.
→ y: The y coordinate of the location. Used only if cmd is wiCmdSetLocation.

Returns

If cmd is wiCmdEnabled, this function returns true if the wireless indicator is enabled or false if it is not. For other command types, the return value is undefined.

Comments

The wireless indicator is a 19x13 pixel image on the screen to indicate the current wireless signal strength. This shows as 0 - 5 bars. If the application is in a non-modal window with a title bar, the preferred location for the indicator is at (140,1).

It automatically updates itself as long as you are calling INetLibGetEvent. It should be shown on screen while a wireless transaction is in progress. It may also be shown when the user has nothing useful to do next but initiate a wireless transaction, and there isn't much other useful information being displayed.

The WiCmdEnum enum specifies a command that operates on the wireless indicator in the user interface. The definition of this type is found in WirelessIndicator.h and is as follows:

Prototype

typedef enum {
   wiCmdInit =0,
   wiCmdClear,
   wiCmdSetEnabled,
   wiCmdDraw,
   wiCmdEnabled,
   wiCmdSetLocation,
   wiCmdErase
} WiCmdEnum;

Constants

wiCmdInit: Initializes the wireless indicator. You must invoke this command first, before using any of the others.
wiCmdClear: Applications shouldn't use this command. To erase the indicator, disable it by using wiCmdSetEnabled and passing 0 for enableOrX.
wiCmdSetEnabled: Enables or disables the wireless indicator.
wiCmdDraw: Redraws the wireless indicator using the latest data. Applications don't need to use this command since the indicator is redrawn automatically by INetLibGetEvent.
wiCmdEnabled: Returns a Boolean indicating if the wireless indicator is enabled.
wiCmdSetLocation: Sets the location for the wireless indicator on the screen.
wiCmdErase: Erases the wireless indicator. Applications shouldn't use this command. To erase the indicator, disable it by using wiCmdSetEnabled and passing 0 for enableOrX.

Compatibility

Implemented only if Wireless Internet Feature Set is present.

79 Internet Library

Internet Library Data Structures ^TOP^

INetCompressionTypeEnum Enum ^TOP^

Prototype

Constants

INetConfigNameType Struct ^TOP^

Prototype

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INetContentTypeEnum Enum ^TOP^

Prototype

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INetHTTPAttrEnum Enum ^TOP^

Prototype

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INetSchemeEnum Enum ^TOP^

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INetSettingEnum Enum ^TOP^

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INetSockSettingEnum Enum ^TOP^

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INetStatusEnum Enum ^TOP^

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Internet Library Constants ^TOP^

Configuration Aliases ^TOP^

URL Info Constants ^TOP^

URL Open Constants ^TOP^

Internet Library Functions ^TOP^

INetLibCacheGetObject Function ^TOP^

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INetLibCacheList Function ^TOP^

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INetLibCheckAntennaState Function ^TOP^

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INetLibClose Function ^TOP^

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INetLibConfigAliasGet Function ^TOP^

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INetLibConfigAliasSet Function ^TOP^

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