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parse text from a webpage

I want to parse some text from a webpage.
but how do i get vb to go online so it can get this page and the text on it?
i want the text to be in a textbox.

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NekoNeko

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what is Inet1 in your example?

NekoNeko

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oops.. sorry.. i didn't read it all. it's a webBrowser control.

NekoNeko

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i tried the textbox one..
nothing shows up in the textbox.

AzraSound

try this
go to project -> references and check off microsoft internet transfer control and hit ok. add a command button and a textbox to the form with scrollbars and multiline set to true:

Dim IEobj As New SHDocVw.InternetExplorer

Private Sub Command1_Click()
IEobj.ExecWB OLECMDID_SELECTALL, OLECMDEXECOPT_DONTPROMPTUSER
IEobj.ExecWB OLECMDID_COPY, OLECMDEXECOPT_DONTPROMPTUSER
Text1.Text = Clipboard.GetText
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Load()
IEobj.Navigate "www.opengl.org"
IEobj.Visible = True
End Sub

j3877

The inet control is your best bet. You just add the Microsoft Internet Transfer Control I think it's called.

AzraSound

inet control is buggy, it doesnt load all the text most of the time

NekoNeko

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Edited text of question.

NekoNeko

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AzraSound

what i showed you will launch ie, do a select all on the page and copy it then put it in a textbox. if thats what you are looking for.

NekoNeko

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oh! sorry, i got your entry a bit late.
BUT YAY IT WORKS!