[RESOLVED] Send a string to a new WPF Window with a webbrowser control

[trevorjeaton]

Hi guys,

I have a customer form that contains addresses on it for each individual customer, i have a "Map" button with the following code:

Private Sub btnMap_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs) Handles btnMap.Click
        Try
            Dim street As String = String.Empty
            Dim city As String = String.Empty
            Dim state As String = String.Empty
            Dim zip As String = String.Empty
            Dim username, password As String
            username = DirectCast(win, loginform2).defaultproxyserverusername
            password = DirectCast(win, loginform2).defaultproxyserveruserpassword

            Dim queryAddress As New StringBuilder()
            queryAddress.Append("http://" + username + ":" + password + "@" + "maps.google.com/maps?q=")
            ' build street part of query string
            If tbAddress.Text <> String.Empty Then
                street = Trim(tbAddress.Text).Replace(" ", "+")
                queryAddress.Append(street + "," & "+")
            End If
            ' build city part of query string
            If tbCity.Text <> String.Empty Then
                city = Trim(tbCity.Text).Replace(" ", "+")
                queryAddress.Append(city + "," & "+")
            End If
            ' build state part of query string
            If tbProvinceState.Text <> String.Empty Then
                state = Trim(tbProvinceState.Text).Replace(" ", "+")
                queryAddress.Append(state + "," & "+")
            End If
            ' build zip code part of query string
            If tbPostalZip.Text <> String.Empty Then
                zip = Trim(tbPostalZip.Text).ToString()
                queryAddress.Append(zip)
            End If

            ' pass the url with the query string to web browser control in a new window
            Dim f2 As New MapItForm()
            f2.WebBrowser1.NavigateToString(queryAddress.ToString)
            f2.Show()

        Catch ex As Exception
            MessageBox.Show(ex.Message.ToString(), "Unable to Retrieve Map, make sure you are online and/or the address is accurate", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Exclamation)
        End Try
End Sub

I'm trying to send the generated url to the new wpf window's webbrowser control and display the link.

The window launches and shows the generated url text, but doesn't go to the page.

any help would be appreciated.

thx

[trevorjeaton]

got it:

f2.WebBrowser1.Source = New Uri(queryAddress.ToString, UriKind.Absolute)

gotta love the "just different enough" syntax of WPF.... :-) I also had to remove the username and password from the string above to be this:

queryAddress.Append("http://" + "maps.google.com/maps?q=") instead of this:

queryAddress.Append("http://" + username + ":" + password + "@" + "maps.google.com/maps?q=")

hope this helps others...