Re: Program fails to start using WinInet.dll via type library.
- From: "Mark Yudkin" <myudkinATcompuserveDOTcom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 10:45:05 +0200
> I thought that versions of WinInet.dll were backwards compatible, and all
> the functions I am using are in IE 5 and above. Can anyone tell me what
> is
> going wrong, here?
Yes, your assumption is incorrect. WinInet.dll is FORWARDS compatible. You
can build for IE5 on W2KSP4 and it will run on IE6, but not the other way
around.
"Mark Alexander Bertenshaw" <mark.bertenshaw@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:u$UpAY3vFHA.460@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi -
>
> I have recently replaced code using the Internet Transfer control with
> code
> which directly uses the WinInet.dll API. My compiled EXE works fine on my
> Win2000 SP4, Internet Explorer 6 machine. However, after installing this
> on
> a machine with Win2000 SP4 Internet Explorer 5, the executable doesn't
> even
> start running my code (I just here a sound, with no accompanying message
> box).
>
> I thought that versions of WinInet.dll were backwards compatible, and all
> the functions I am using are in IE 5 and above. Can anyone tell me what
> is
> going wrong, here?
>
> --
> Mark
>
>
.
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