Difference between WinINet and Socket Level
Posted: April 21st, 2008 | Author: TnT Admin | Filed under: Concepts | Tags: HTTP/HTML, Script, Socket, WinINet | No Comments »The Windows Internet (WinInet) application programming interface (API) enables applications to interact with Gopher, FTP, and HTTP protocols to access Internet resources. As standards evolve, these functions handle the changes in underlying protocols, enabling them to maintain consistent behavior. If you want detailed information on the APIs of WinInet, you can find them in the article, “About WinINet” at Microsoft. Whereas for Socket Level, it is a proprietary API that Mercury/HP LoadRunner implements. Read the rest of this entry »