Question

HTML error in VB

Asked by: utlonghornjulie

Okay silly question here but i am missing something in the code below because I keep getting the following error: documentElement is not a member of System.Windows.Forms.Htmldocument.  Am I missing an import?

Option Explicit On
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports System.Windows.Forms.HtmlDocument
Imports System.Windows.Forms.WebBrowser
Imports SHDocVw
Imports System.IO 

Public Class Form1 

    ' Collections
    Dim m_colFrameSrc As Collection ' temporary frames web pages
    Dim m_colSource As Collection ' collection of source code (Top, Frame1, Frame2, etc)
    '
    ' 
    Private Sub Form_Load() 
        ' Collections {
        m_colFrameSrc = New Collection
        m_colSource = New Collection
        '} 
        ' Load pages {
        Call Me.WebBrowser1.Navigate("http://www4.tripnet.se/~slarti/FrameEx/good1.htm")
        Call Me.WebBrowser2.Navigate("about:blank")
        '} 
    End Sub 
    Private Sub Form_Unload(ByVal Cancel As Integer) 
        Dim lngI As Long 
        For lngI = 1 To m_colSource.Count
            Debug.Print(m_colSource.Item(1))
        Next lngI 

        ' Release {
        m_colFrameSrc = Nothing
        m_colSource = Nothing
        '} 
    End Sub 
    ' When web page complete -> get html code
    Private Sub WebBrowser1_DocumentComplete(ByVal pDisp As Object, ByVal URL As Object) 
        ' Variables {
        Dim lngI As Long
        Dim sFrameSrc As String
        Dim sMainSource As String
        Dim sUrl As String
        '} 

        ' Collection object
        Dim oCollection As Object ' DispHTMLElementCollection 
        ' Init
        sUrl = CStr(URL) 
        ' Found html {
        If (sUrl = "http://www4.tripnet.se/~slarti/FrameEx/good1.htm") Then 
            ' Collections {
            m_colFrameSrc = New Collection
            m_colSource = New Collection
            '} 

            ' Main source {
            sMainSource = Me.WebBrowser1.Document.documentElement.outerHTML
            Call m_colSource.Add(sMainSource, "Top")
            '} 
            ' Easy reading
            oCollection = Me.WebBrowser1.Document.All 
            ' Loopy {
            For lngI = 0 To (oCollection.length - 1) 
                ' FRAME, <source>
                If (oCollection.Item(lngI).nodeName = "FRAME") Then 
                    ' Source NB -> gonna have to look at this more carefully
                    sFrameSrc = "about:blank"
                    sFrameSrc = "http://www4.tripnet.se/~slarti/FrameEx/" & oCollection.Item(lngI).src 
                    ' Add to collection
                    Call m_colFrameSrc.Add(sFrameSrc) 
                End If 
            Next lngI
            '} 
        End If
        '} 

        ' Load Web2
        If (m_colFrameSrc.Count > 0) Then
            Call Me.WebBrowser2.Navigate(m_colFrameSrc.Item(1))
        End If 
        ' Release
        oCollection = Nothing 
    End Sub 
    ' When web page complete -> get html code
    Private Sub WebBrowser2_DocumentComplete(ByVal pDisp As Object, ByVal URL As Object) 
        Dim sSource As String
        Dim sUrl As String 
        ' Init
        sUrl = CStr(URL) 
        If (m_colFrameSrc.Count > 0) Then
            If (sUrl = m_colFrameSrc.Item(1)) Then 
                sSource = Me.WebBrowser2.Document.documentElement.outerHTML
                Call m_colSource.Add(sSource) 
                Call m_colFrameSrc.Remove(1) 
                If (m_colFrameSrc.Count > 0) Then
                    Call Me.WebBrowser2.Navigate(m_colFrameSrc.Item(1))
                End If
            End If
        End If 
    End Sub 

End Class
                                  
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Answers

 

by: TheLearnedOnePosted on 2009-11-05 at 06:12:38ID: 25749596

I believe that what you are looking for is in the Microsoft.mshtml namespace.  Warning--add a reference to the mshtml namespace to your project, but don't use an Imports, since there are waaaay too many elements, and it significantly slows down Intellisense.

Example:

Dim document As mshtml.HTMLDocument = TryCast(Me.WebBrowser1.Document, mshtml.HTMLDocument)

 

by: utlonghornjuliePosted on 2009-11-05 at 06:58:54ID: 25750108

I did the suggested and I am still getting the same error and I added the reference.

Option Explicit On
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports System.Windows.Forms.HtmlDocument
Imports System.Windows.Forms.WebBrowser
Imports SHDocVw
Imports System.IO 
 
 
Public Class Form1 

    ' Collections
    Dim m_colFrameSrc As Collection ' temporary frames web pages
    Dim m_colSource As Collection ' collection of source code (Top, Frame1, Frame2, etc)
    '
    ' 
    Private Sub Form_Load() 
        ' Collections {
        m_colFrameSrc = New Collection
        m_colSource = New Collection
        '} 
        ' Load pages {
        Call Me.WebBrowser1.Navigate("http://www4.tripnet.se/~slarti/FrameEx/good1.htm")
        Call Me.WebBrowser2.Navigate("about:blank")
        '} 
    End Sub 
    Private Sub Form_Unload(ByVal Cancel As Integer) 
        Dim lngI As Long 
        For lngI = 1 To m_colSource.Count
            Debug.Print(m_colSource.Item(1))
        Next lngI 

        ' Release {
        m_colFrameSrc = Nothing
        m_colSource = Nothing
        '} 
    End Sub 
    ' When web page complete -> get html code
    Private Sub WebBrowser1_DocumentComplete(ByVal pDisp As Object, ByVal URL As Object) 
        ' Variables {
        Dim lngI As Long
        Dim sFrameSrc As String
        Dim sMainSource As String
        Dim sUrl As String
        '} 

        ' Collection object
        Dim oCollection As Object ' DispHTMLElementCollection
        Dim document As mshtml.HTMLDocument = TryCast(Me.WebBrowser1.Document, mshtml.HTMLDocument)
        ' Init
        sUrl = CStr(URL) 
        ' Found html {
        If (sUrl = "http://www4.tripnet.se/~slarti/FrameEx/good1.htm") Then 
            ' Collections {
            m_colFrameSrc = New Collection
            m_colSource = New Collection
            '} 

            ' Main source {
            sMainSource = Me.WebBrowser1.Document.documentElement.outerHTML
            Call m_colSource.Add(sMainSource, "Top")
            '} 
            ' Easy reading
            oCollection = Me.WebBrowser1.Document.All 
            ' Loopy {
            For lngI = 0 To (oCollection.length - 1) 
                ' FRAME, <source>
                If (oCollection.Item(lngI).nodeName = "FRAME") Then 
                    ' Source NB -> gonna have to look at this more carefully
                    sFrameSrc = "about:blank"
                    sFrameSrc = "http://www4.tripnet.se/~slarti/FrameEx/" & oCollection.Item(lngI).src 
                    ' Add to collection
                    Call m_colFrameSrc.Add(sFrameSrc) 
                End If 
            Next lngI
            '} 
        End If
        '} 

        ' Load Web2
        If (m_colFrameSrc.Count > 0) Then
            Call Me.WebBrowser2.Navigate(m_colFrameSrc.Item(1))
        End If 
        ' Release
        oCollection = Nothing 
    End Sub 
    ' When web page complete -> get html code
    Private Sub WebBrowser2_DocumentComplete(ByVal pDisp As Object, ByVal URL As Object) 
        Dim sSource As String
        Dim sUrl As String 
        ' Init
        sUrl = CStr(URL) 
        If (m_colFrameSrc.Count > 0) Then
            If (sUrl = m_colFrameSrc.Item(1)) Then 
                sSource = Me.WebBrowser2.Document.documentElement.outerHTML
                Call m_colSource.Add(sSource) 
                Call m_colFrameSrc.Remove(1) 
                If (m_colFrameSrc.Count > 0) Then
                    Call Me.WebBrowser2.Navigate(m_colFrameSrc.Item(1))
                End If
            End If
        End If 
    End Sub 

End Class
                                              
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by: TheLearnedOnePosted on 2009-11-05 at 16:17:47ID: 25755598

What error did you get?  TryCast doesn't raise any exception, so you shouldn't get the same exception...

 

by: utlonghornjuliePosted on 2009-11-06 at 04:11:15ID: 25758399

the same error as before documentElement is not a member of System.Windows.Forms.Htmldocument.  This is a new project for me and I do not like it lol.  As and FYI i am trying  to webscrape a secure page that has multiple frames and the data i want is on one frame only and I think it is a child frame.  If you know of anyone that can help or if you are familiar with this process I would greatly appreciate assistance.  This is a top priority for me currently.

 

by: TheLearnedOnePosted on 2009-11-06 at 06:46:17ID: 25759498

Sorry, that was a typo coding in the comment block:

Dim document As mshtml.HTMLDocument = TryCast(Me.WebBrowser1.Document.DomDocument, mshtml.HTMLDocument)

 

by: utlonghornjuliePosted on 2009-11-09 at 04:28:59ID: 25775245

now i get this error: An error occurred creating the form. See Exception.InnerException for details.  The error is: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. I have provided all my code currently.

Option Explicit On
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports System.Windows.Forms.HtmlDocument
Imports System.Windows.Forms.WebBrowser
Imports SHDocVw
Imports System.IO 
 
 
Public Class Form1 

    ' Collections
    Dim m_colFrameSrc As Collection ' temporary frames web pages
    Dim m_colSource As Collection ' collection of source code (Top, Frame1, Frame2, etc)
    '
    '
    Dim document As mshtml.HTMLDocument = TryCast(Me.WebBrowser1.Document.DomDocument, mshtml.HTMLDocument)
    Private Sub Form_Load() 
        ' Collections {
        m_colFrameSrc = New Collection
        m_colSource = New Collection
        '} 
        ' Load pages {
        Call Me.WebBrowser1.Navigate("http://www4.tripnet.se/~slarti/FrameEx/good1.htm")
        Call Me.WebBrowser2.Navigate("about:blank")
        '} 
    End Sub 
    Private Sub Form_Unload(ByVal Cancel As Integer) 
        Dim lngI As Long 
        For lngI = 1 To m_colSource.Count
            Debug.Print(m_colSource.Item(1))
        Next lngI 

        ' Release {
        m_colFrameSrc = Nothing
        m_colSource = Nothing
        '} 
    End Sub 
    ' When web page complete -> get html code
    Private Sub WebBrowser1_DocumentComplete(ByVal pDisp As Object, ByVal URL As Object) 
        ' Variables {
        Dim lngI As Long
        Dim sFrameSrc As String
        Dim sMainSource As String
        Dim sUrl As String
        '} 

        ' Collection object
        Dim oCollection As Object ' DispHTMLElementCollection
        'Dim document As mshtml.HTMLDocument = TryCast(Me.WebBrowser1.Document, mshtml.HTMLDocument)
        ' Init
        sUrl = CStr(URL) 
        ' Found html {
        If (sUrl = "http://www4.tripnet.se/~slarti/FrameEx/good1.htm") Then 
            ' Collections {
            m_colFrameSrc = New Collection
            m_colSource = New Collection
            '} 

            ' Main source {
            sMainSource = Me.WebBrowser1.Document.DomDocument.outerHTML
            Call m_colSource.Add(sMainSource, "Top")
            '} 
            ' Easy reading
            oCollection = Me.WebBrowser1.Document.All 
            ' Loopy {
            For lngI = 0 To (oCollection.length - 1) 
                ' FRAME, <source>
                If (oCollection.Item(lngI).nodeName = "FRAME") Then 
                    ' Source NB -> gonna have to look at this more carefully
                    sFrameSrc = "about:blank"
                    sFrameSrc = "http://www4.tripnet.se/~slarti/FrameEx/" & oCollection.Item(lngI).src 
                    ' Add to collection
                    Call m_colFrameSrc.Add(sFrameSrc) 
                End If 
            Next lngI
            '} 
        End If
        '} 

        ' Load Web2
        If (m_colFrameSrc.Count > 0) Then
            Call Me.WebBrowser2.Navigate(m_colFrameSrc.Item(1))
        End If 
        ' Release
        oCollection = Nothing 
    End Sub 
    ' When web page complete -> get html code
    Private Sub WebBrowser2_DocumentComplete(ByVal pDisp As Object, ByVal URL As Object) 
        Dim sSource As String
        Dim sUrl As String 
        ' Init
        sUrl = CStr(URL) 
        If (m_colFrameSrc.Count > 0) Then
            If (sUrl = m_colFrameSrc.Item(1)) Then 
                sSource = Me.WebBrowser2.Document.DomDocument.outerHTML
                Call m_colSource.Add(sSource) 
                Call m_colFrameSrc.Remove(1) 
                If (m_colFrameSrc.Count > 0) Then
                    Call Me.WebBrowser2.Navigate(m_colFrameSrc.Item(1))
                End If
            End If
        End If 
    End Sub 

End Class
                                              
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by: TheLearnedOnePosted on 2009-11-09 at 06:17:08ID: 25776050

If you look where you have the line--at the top of the form--it will get instantiated too soon in the process.  The WebBrowser control hasn't navigated to the document at the point.  You would need to define the value at that level, but set the value in the WebBrowser1_DocumentComplete event handler.

Private m_document As mshtml.HTMLDocument

...

Private Sub WebBrowser1_DocumentComplete(ByVal pDisp As Object, ByVal URL As Object)
 
   m_document = TryCast(Me.WebBrowser1.Document.DomDocument, mshtml.HTMLDocument)

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