BrowserFavorite Configuration Service Provider

The BrowserFavorite Configuration Service Provider adds and removes URLs from the favorites list on a device and specifies the order in which favorites appear in the list. This Configuration Service Provider manages only the favorites at the root favorite folder level. It does not managing subfolders under the root favorite folder nor manage favorites under a subfolder.

Note Access to this Configuration Service Provider is determined by Security roles. Because OEMs and Mobile Operators can selectively disallow access, ask them about the availability of this Configuration Service Provider. For more information, see Security Roles.

Note By default, Favorites are listed alphabetically.

Characteristics

• <favorite name>**
  Identifies the user-friendly name of the favorite URL that is displayed in the Pocket Internet Explorer Favorites list. It should contain only characters that are valid in the Windows CE file system.

  The type attribute of this characteristic must not be empty and the value of the type must not be a URL.

Parms

• URL
  Specifies the complete URL for the favorite that is named in the <favorite name> characteristic type tag.

  The following table shows the default settings.

  Permissions	Read/Write
  Data type	String
  Label	Favorites
  Semantic Type	url
  Roles allowed to query and update setting	Manager AuthenticatedUser

• Order
  Specifies the position of the Favorite in the list. A value of zero (0) is the first position of the Favorites list.

Elements

Elements	Available
parm-query	Yes
noparm	Yes
nocharacteristic	Yes
characteristic-query	Yes Recursive: Yes

For information about specific elements, see MSPROV DTD Elements.

See Also

Configuration Service Provider Reference for Windows Mobile Devices| BrowserFavorite Configuration Service Provider Examples

Last updated on Friday, April 22, 2005

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