Internet Explorer lets you specify proxy settings. In the Tools menu,
select Internet Options. Select the Connections tab and click the LAN
Settings button. The goal is to figure out if the box indicated by the arrow
in the picture is checked.
Function InternetProxyEn abled looks at the Registry key
HKEY_CURRENT_US ER\Software\Mic rosoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Internet
Settings. If the value of ProxyEnable is not 0, then the box is checked.
' Return True if the internet settings has ProxyEnable =
' True.
Private Function InternetProxyEn abled() As Boolean
' See if Internet Explorer uses a proxy.
Dim key As RegistryKey = _
Registry.Curren tUser.OpenSubKe y( _
"Software\\Micr osoft\\Windows\ \CurrentVersion \\Internet " & _
"Settings")
Dim keys() As String = key.GetValueNam es()
Dim result As Boolean = _
(CInt(key.GetVa lue("ProxyEnabl e", 0)) <0)
key.Close()
Return result
End Function
"bobleponge " <bobleponge@gma il.comwrote in message
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Hi aLL
>
how can I do to enable and disable IE proxy just in one clik button with
Visual Basic please.
>
thank you.
>
Internet Explorer lets you specify proxy settings. In the Tools menu,
select Internet Options. Select the Connections tab and click the LAN
Settings button. The goal is to figure out if the box indicated by the arrow
in the picture is checked.
Function InternetProxyEn abled looks at the Registry key
HKEY_CURRENT_US ER\Software\Mic rosoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Internet
Settings. If the value of ProxyEnable is not 0, then the box is checked.
While you can probably read the setting this way, I doubt it will take
immediate affect.
The proper way is via the Inet API but I don't know the exact calls.
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Dean Earley (dean.earley@ic ode.co.uk)
i-Catcher Development Team
"Dean Earley" <dean.earley@ic ode.co.ukwrote in message
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Hosmerica wrote:
>"bobleponge " <bobleponge@gma il.comwrote in message
>news:014e9c9f$ 0$15253$c3e8da3 @news.astraweb. com...
>>Hi aLL
>>>
>>how can I do to enable and disable IE proxy just in one clik button with
>>Visual Basic please.
>>
> The web link below is for VB6 (if God forbid you are using it).
> http://www.vb-helper.com/howto_detect_ie_proxy.html
>>
> The web link below is for VB.Net: The following article is
>directly from that page.
> http://www.vb-helper.com/howto_net_detect_ie_proxy.html
>>
> Internet Explorer lets you specify proxy settings. In the Tools
>menu, select Internet Options. Select the Connections tab and click the
>LAN Settings button. The goal is to figure out if the box indicated by
>the arrow in the picture is checked.
> Function InternetProxyEn abled looks at the Registry key
>HKEY_CURRENT_U SER\Software\Mi crosoft\Windows \CurrentVersion \Internet
>Settings. If the value of ProxyEnable is not 0, then the box is checked.
>
While you can probably read the setting this way, I doubt it will take
immediate affect.
The proper way is via the Inet API but I don't know the exact calls.
You're probably right. The two namespaces that come to mind are System.Net
and System.Web. System.Net.WebP roxy looks promising.
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