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InternetSetCookie

BOOL InternetSetCookie(
    IN LPCSTR lpszUrlName,
    IN LPCSTR lpszCookieName,
    IN LPCSTR lpszCookieData
);

Sets a cookie on the specified URL.

• Returns TRUE if successful, or FALSE otherwise. To get the specific error message, call GetLastError.

lpszUrlName

Address of a null-terminated string that specifies the URL for which the cookie should be set.

lpszCookieName

Address of a string that contains the name to associate with the cookie. If this parameter is NULL, no name is associated with the cookie.

lpszCookieData

Address of the actual data to associate with the URL.

Creating a new cookie might cause a dialog box to appear on the screen if the appropriate registry value, AllowCookies, is set. There is no way to change the registry value from a Win32 Internet function.

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