DeleteUrlCacheEntryW function (wininet.h)

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02/22/2024

Removes the file associated with the source name from the cache, if the file exists.

Syntax

BOOL DeleteUrlCacheEntryW(
  [in] LPCWSTR lpszUrlName
);

Parameters

[in] lpszUrlName

Pointer to a string that contains the name of the source that corresponds to the cache entry.

Return value

Returns TRUE if successful, or FALSE otherwise. To get extended error information, call GetLastError. Possible error values include the following.

Return code	Description
ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED	The file is locked or in use. The entry is marked and deleted when the file is unlocked.
ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND	The file is not in the cache.

Remarks

Note WinINet does not support server implementations. In addition, it should not be used from a service. For server implementations or services use Microsoft Windows HTTP Services (WinHTTP).

Note

The wininet.h header defines DeleteUrlCacheEntry as an alias which automatically selects the ANSI or Unicode version of this function based on the definition of the UNICODE preprocessor constant. Mixing usage of the encoding-neutral alias with code that not encoding-neutral can lead to mismatches that result in compilation or runtime errors. For more information, see Conventions for Function Prototypes.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	wininet.h
Library	Wininet.lib
DLL	Wininet.dll