Thanks. I checked out the link, but I'm not seeing how I would use this to create my own protocol. For example, I'd like to be able to put in a URL "foo://bar" and have a class handle that accordingly. Once I have something coded, how do I use it, and can I use it in IE on the local machine?
-- David B. Bitton [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.codenoevil.com Code Made Fresh Daily™ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marsh, Drew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 1:45 PM Subject: Re: custom URL protocol handler > David B. Bitton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > > > Java 2 allows for the definition of custom URL protocol > > handlers. By this, any entity that takes a URL as location > > for data, you can create a custom protocol (like cvs://), and > > your custom protocol handler would fetch the data. > > > > Can I do this in .NET? > > Yup, check out the System.Net.WebRequest architecture, specifically the > section called "Programming Pluggable Protocols"[1]. > > HTH, > Drew > > [1] > ms-help://MS.VSCC/MS.MSDNVS/cpguide/html/cpconprogrammingpluggableprotocols. > htm > > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or > subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
