The AutoDial property can be used to determine if
autodialing is enabled or disabled on the current system. When
autodialing is enabled and an application attempts to establish a
connection over the Internet, a dialog box will be displayed asking
the user if they want to connect to their default service provider.
This property will return True if autodialing is currently enabled,
or False if it has been disabled.
Setting the AutoDial property allows an application to
change the autodial settings for the current user. Setting the
property value to True specifies that you wish to enable
autodialing, and the system will prompt the user to establish a
dial-up connection when necessary. Setting the property to False
disables autodialing, and prevents the system from prompting the
user. This can be beneficial if your application needs to run in an
unattended mode. If you change the autodial settings for the user,
it is recommended that you restore them to their original value
before the application terminates.
This property can only be changed by applications running under
Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 and later versions. If the autodial
settings cannot be changed by the current user, an error will be
generated.