IRC Client How To Get Channel Text Help

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I have the client its in vb.net 8 i am using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 it can connect and disconnect from the server join and leave the channel and can send text to the channel and it tells me what i say when i leave and join and connect and disconnect but i cant get it to get the text that everyone else says i used a tutorial and some of another guys source that he posted and i am wondering how i can make it get the data of what people say and have it output it to my status window i can send the source to someone if they need thank you and sry for not putting this into sentences i am kind of in a rush :P
edit: I am using winsocks and i thought this would work but it dosent

        Dim data As String

        Winsock1.GetData(data)
        txtstatus.Text = txtstatus.Text & data & vbCrLf