Query regarding WinHTTP support in Win 98 SE (URGENT)

[s***@gmail.com]

Hello,
I have to use WinHTTP C/C++ APIs in one of my applications to do data
transfer with a remote server.
The code should work for http as well as https URLs. It should also
provide support for SSL.

I want to know whether WinHTTP provides all these support features.
Moreover, is WinHTTP 5.1 compatible with Windows 98 ( English as well
as Japanese )?

Can WinInet provide all these functions? Is it a better alternative?

Any information on the above is welcome.

Thanks and Regards,
Sanjeev

[Stephen Sulzer]

Hello Sanjeev,

Yes, WinHTTP supports SSL:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winhttp/http/about_winhttp.asp


No, WinHTTP does not run on Window 98:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winhttp/http/winhttp_versions.asp


If your applications needs to run on Windows 98/ME systems, then you would
choose WinInet over WinHTTP. They have similar APIs, but not the exact same
set of features. WinInet was designed for single-user desktop applications
(like web browsers), while WinHTTP was designed primarily for multi-user
server-based applications and NT services.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winhttp/http/porting_wininet_applications_to_winhttp.asp


Regards,
Stephen

[Scherbina Vladimir]

As an addition, WinInet supports SSL.
--
Vladimir

Post by Stephen Sulzer
Hello Sanjeev,
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winhttp/http/about_winhttp.asp
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winhttp/http/winhttp_versions.asp
If your applications needs to run on Windows 98/ME systems, then you would
choose WinInet over WinHTTP. They have similar APIs, but not the exact
same set of features. WinInet was designed for single-user desktop
applications (like web browsers), while WinHTTP was designed primarily for
multi-user server-based applications and NT services.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winhttp/http/porting_wininet_applications_to_winhttp.asp
Regards,
Stephen

[bhalla]

Post by s***@gmail.com
Hello,
I have to use WinHTTP C/C++ APIs in one of my applications to do data
transfer with a remote server.
The code should work for http as well as https URLs. It should also
provide support for SSL.
I want to know whether WinHTTP provides all these support features.
Moreover, is WinHTTP 5.1 compatible with Windows 98 ( English as well
as Japanese )?
Can WinInet provide all these functions? Is it a better alternative?
Any information on the above is welcome.
Thanks and Regards,
Sanjeev