Parse HTML Text into a TextBox

[TH3 K1D]

Ok. I want to connect to tvguide.com and get show information about a show that the user inputs. I want everything to stay in my application and not open up other programs, IE or FF etc. However, I don't know where to start. Thanks for your help in advance!

[MasterThai]

you coulde use the webbrowser control to do this.

[high6]

Ok. I want to connect to tvguide.com and get show information about a show that the user inputs. I want everything to stay in my application and not open up other programs, IE or FF etc. However, I don't know where to start. Thanks for your help in advance!

there are many ways to get the data of the website(winsock, net.sockets, inet, etc). the getting data inbetween tags is wat im not sure about.


if u do use a webbrowser control simple do this.


webbrowser1.navigate("http://site.com")

and under the webbrowser navigation complete or document complete put

dim website as string = webbrowser1.document

and that will get all the html data.

[TH3 K1D]

Ok, thank you both.

[jmcilhinney]

You would use an HttpWebRequest object to make a request to a Web server. You wouldn't use a WebBrowser control unless you wanted to display the rendered page to the user.

[high6]

You would use an HttpWebRequest object to make a request to a Web server. You wouldn't use a WebBrowser control unless you wanted to display the rendered page to the user.

accually webbrowser controls can be used for more then just displaying.

[TH3 K1D]

WebBrowser1.Visible = False

You can hide it. I don't think I'm going to continue working on this project (at the time).

[jmcilhinney]

Of course you can create a WebBrowser control and hide it, but you could also buy a house when you need a door knob. The HttpWebRequest class exists specifically for making requests to an HTTP server. If that's what you want to do, why would you use something with all the overhead of a WebBrowser control? Controls exist to provide visual feedback to the user. If no visual feedback is required then controls should be avoided if at all possible.

[TH3 K1D]

I know, I was just saying you could hide it. If I were to continue this application I would deffinatly use the HttpWebRequest. I read about it on the MSDN link you posted. It seems like it can very easily do what I need it to do.

[high6]

Of course you can create a WebBrowser control and hide it, but you could also buy a house when you need a door knob. The HttpWebRequest class exists specifically for making requests to an HTTP server. If that's what you want to do, why would you use something with all the overhead of a WebBrowser control? Controls exist to provide visual feedback to the user. If no visual feedback is required then controls should be avoided if at all possible.

u can always just declare it instead so it doesnt use up the form control memory.

also webbrowser is just a quicker way. and i never said he had to do it.