ImportPrivacySettings function

Article
08/15/2017

Processes and imports an XML file that contains customized privacy preferences.

Syntax

BOOL ImportPrivacySettings(
  _In_    LPCWSTR szFilename,
  _Inout_ BOOL    *pfParsePrivacyPreferences,
  _Inout_ BOOL    *pfParsePerSiteRules
);

Parameters

szFilename [in]
A value of type LPCWSTR that specifies the name of the XML file containing the privacy preferences.
pfParsePrivacyPreferences [in, out]
A pointer to a BOOL that, on function call, specifies whether to parse and set the privacy preferences in szFilename; and on function return, specifies whether the new preferences were parsed and set.
pfParsePerSiteRules [in, out]
A pointer to a BOOL that, on function call, specifies whether to parse and set the per-site privacy preferences in szFilename; and on function return, specifies whether these preferences were parsed and set.

Return value

Returns TRUE if the privacy preferences specified in szFilename are set successfully; and returns FALSE if the parsing or setting was unsuccessful, leaving the privacy preferences unchanged.

Remarks

See XML Elements for Custom Privacy Import Files for a description of the XML that works with this function.

Requirements

Minimum supported client	Windows XP
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server
Product	Internet Explorer 6
Header	Shlobj.h
Library	Shdocvw.lib
DLL	Shdocvw.dll

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