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Collecting Data from an active IE Browser

I am working on a VB application. I want my application to be able to search the contents of a web page displayed in an active IE browser (that will also be open when running the VB app) and find an instance of a string that has the % sign in it. I will then pass this to a variable and do what I need. I have never done any VB work with searching data in a browser. That is what I need help with. How could I do this? I am open to ideas. Maybe I have to make a browser a part of the VB app so I can get to it that way instead of the browser being separate from the VB app.

Thanks in advance!

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Thanks for the input so far. I will play around with this and get back with you.

Randy2002

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Well, I am halfway there. I got a browser control in the form and can do some stuff with it.

Feel like I am drilling oil in documentation to do the string search part I mentioned though.

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Sethi

Recommendation: Split points between belcalan & Sethi

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Moderator, my recommended disposition is:

Split points between: Sethi and belcalan

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