[RESOLVED] [2005] Read text file from web site

[yulyos]

Hi,

I am using VB2005

Can I read from my program a text file from a web site without to download the text file?

Thanks in advance

[jmcilhinney]

You have to download the information the text file contains, but you don't have to save the file locally. The WebClient.DownloadString method will download the the contents of the file directly into a String object.

[yulyos]

Hi,

        Dim url As String = "http://website/test.txt"
        Dim sampleClient As New Net.WebClient()
        Dim content As String = sampleClient.DownloadString(url)
        TextBox1.Text = content

Thanks for your Reply

[johna007]

How do i use it in VB2003
Dim content As String = sampleClient.DownloadString(url)
gives me a error

john