Log File for Wininet

Jason

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Feb 23, 2004, 3:11:17 PM2/23/04

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Using wininet.dll - Does Calling InternetOpen, FTPGetFile, etc. in VB
create a log file? If so, Where is it stored? If not, is there a way
to enable this or is logging manual?

Paul Baker [MVP, Windows - SDK]

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Feb 23, 2004, 3:14:00 PM2/23/04

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I think you need to get the debug version of WinInet.dll in order for it to
create a log.

Paul

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EMonaco

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Feb 24, 2004, 6:01:35 PM2/24/04

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That is correct- you need to get the Internet SDK, it will have a debug
logging version of the wininet DLL.

Erin.

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Matt Fletcher

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Feb 25, 2004, 5:23:25 AM2/25/04

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Where do I find this debug version of wininet.dll? I've just installed the
latest Platdorm SDK from MSDN (February 2003) and the only wininet
componennts I can find are the lib and the header.

thanks
Matt Fletcher

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EMonaco

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Feb 25, 2004, 3:19:27 PM2/25/04

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Matt,

Note I said- "you need to get the Internet SDK" not the platform SDK

Erin.

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Matt Fletcher

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Feb 26, 2004, 4:21:29 AM2/26/04

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OK let me be more precise - when I said "I've just installed the latest
Platdorm SDK from MSDN (February 2003)", I meant the Internet Development
SDK from the Platform SDK. Is this the Internet SDK to which you refer, or
should I be looking for it from another source?

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Matt Fletcher

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Paul Baker [MVP, Windows - SDK]

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Feb 26, 2004, 9:02:52 AM2/26/04

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Matt,

What you did is install the Internt Development component of the Platform
SDK.

I think that WinInet-related files used to be part of the ActiveX SDK that
was later renamed the Internet Client SDK (not Internet SDK). Those were
separate SDKs. But I think it has since been integrated with the Platform
SDK.

KB article 182894 says "DbgWinInet.txt is in the Platform SDK and can be
found with the debug version of Wininet.dll in the /Mssdk/Bin/Debug/Wininet
directory", but I don't know what component you must install to get this
directory and this article is relatively old (Last Reviewed 5/17/2002).

So, Erin, would you care to be more specific if you know where this thing
is, because we don't!

Paul

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EMonaco

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Feb 27, 2004, 4:18:27 PM2/27/04

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Paul,

Sorry, them being in the "Internet SDK" is what I understood as well.
Can't recall if I've ever actually downloaded one for the debug wininet.dll.
The last 3 debug DLLs I have, have been provided by MS Developer Support to
help troubleshoot code problems and bugs.

I am currently working with the WinINet/ISAPI group on the 3rd case of 3
steming from Q832894. I'll email the tech asking for "precise" information
(perhaps a link) and post it here for all. I do know these things REALLY
come in handy.

Erin.

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EMonaco

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Feb 27, 2004, 8:04:49 PM2/27/04

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All, Here is the info from Wininet/ISAPI dev support:

<><><>
This information is publicly available here (unfortunately not easy to
find):

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/PSS/Tools/Developer%20Support%20Tools/WinInet/

Thanks

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Erin.

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Jabba

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Mar 24, 2004, 1:26:08 PM3/24/04

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Thanks Erin,

I was looking for them dll's for a long time. Now my problem is
that the original wininet.dll is being restored by somekind of a
system service, thus overriding the debug one I am copying in the
system32 folder . I have Win2k server, all service packs, IE 6.0.
Anyone else having the same problem?
Any solution?

Thanks,
Jabba

EMonaco

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Mar 29, 2004, 6:04:51 PM3/29/04

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Jabba,

Thats because of Windows File Protection (WFP). I'm not sure if there's an
easy way to cope with that on W2K. On XP I get around the issue by putting
the wininet.dll in the same folder as the app and create the .local file to
have XP use the local copy of wininet rather than the system32 one. The
beauty of this is I have set my environment up so that wininet debug logging
is always on. But of course only the debug version of wininet logs so this
works to my advantage, and I don't have to worry about other apps like IE
creating large log files when I only need logging for certain apps anyway.

Can't remember if W2K lets you use .local file scheme, if not you'll
probably need to search MS KB's etc to see how to deal with it.

Regards,
Erin.

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Matt Fletcher

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Mar 30, 2004, 3:17:18 AM3/30/04

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I read last night that Safe Mode disables WFP in WinXP - don't know if this
is true and whether it also applies to Win2K, but it's worth a try.

Matt Fletcher

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