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Windows Media Player 11 SDK IWMPNetwork.getProxySettings (VB and C#) 

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IWMPNetwork.getProxySettings (VB and C#)

The getProxySettings method returns information about the proxy settings for a protocol.

Parameters

bstrProtocol

A System.String that is the protocol name. For a list of supported protocols, see Supported Protocols and File Types.

Return Value

A System.Int32 that is one of the following values.

Value Description
0 A proxy server is not being used.
1 The proxy settings for the current browser are being used (valid only for HTTP).
2 The manually specified proxy settings are being used.
3 The proxy settings are being auto-detected.

Remarks

This method fails unless the calling application is running on the local computer or intranet.

Example Code

The following code example uses getProxySettings to display a message, which gives information about the current proxy settings of the Player, in a label. The AxWMPLib.AxWindowsMediaPlayer object is represented by the variable named player.

  

' Retrieve a number representing the current proxy settings.
Dim proxySetting As Integer = player.network.getProxySettings("MMS")

' Display the message that corresponds to the current settings.
Select Case proxySetting

    Case 0
        proxySettingsLabel.Text = "A proxy server is not being used"

    Case 1
        proxySettingsLabel.Text = "The proxy settings for the current browser are being used."

    Case 2
        proxySettingsLabel.Text = "The manually specified proxy settings are being used."

    Case 3
        proxySettingsLabel.Text = "The proxy settings are being auto-detected."

    Case Else
        proxySettingsLabel.Text = "Unable to determine proxy setting, try again."

End Select

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// Retrieve a number representing the current proxy settings.
int proxySetting = player.network.getProxySettings("MMS");

// Display the message that corresponds to the current settings.
switch(proxySetting)
{
    case 0:
    proxySettingsLabel.Text = "A proxy server is not being used";
    break;

    case 1: 
    proxySettingsLabel.Text = "The proxy settings for the current browser are being used.";
    break;

    case 2:
    proxySettingsLabel.Text = "The manually specified proxy settings are being used.";
    break;

    case 3:
    proxySettingsLabel.Text = "The proxy settings are being auto-detected.";
    break;

    default:
    proxySettingsLabel.Text = "Unable to determine proxy setting, try again.";
    break;
}

Requirements

Version: Windows Media Player 9 Series or later

Namespace: WMPLib

Assembly: Interop.WMPLib.dll (automatically generated by Visual Studio)

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