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Read data from a internet html page into a MSaccess Table

i have airport database in msaccess. what i want is the code should open the webpage (http://en.wikimapia.org/<airport_Name.html)) if it has got a coordinate and a height above sea level value read it and update the access table database. the code given below works fine with a html page saved in the hard disk, but when directed to a web page it says bad file name or number. why is that so?  also tell me how can i simplify the above code
Const ForReading = 1, ForWriting = 2
 
Dim fso, MyFile, textL, fsr, rep, rep1, rep2, ctl, str, HTTP
 
Dim vc As Object
Set vc = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset("SELECT DISTINCT(ID), AIRPORTNAME, FIELD16 FROM AIRPORT")
 
    A = vc.RecordCount
        'vc.MoveFirst
        'For I = 1 To A
    IDN = vc.ID
    airn = vc.AirportName
    f16 = vc.Field16
    bn = airn
        sURL = "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houari_Boumedienne_Airport.htm"
        
    Set fsr = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    Set str = fsr.openTextfile("C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\testHTTP.txt", ForReading)
    Set HTTP = fsr.openTextfile("C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\testHTTP.txt", ForWriting, True)
    
    Dim ie As Object
    Dim path As String
        Set ie = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
            ie.navigate sURL
            'FollowHyperlink sURL, , False, True
                'ie.navigate f16
                While ie.busy
                    DoEvents
                        Wend
   'ie.Visible = True
        Open "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houari_Boumedienne_Airport.htm" For Input As #1
       
 '-------------test code--------------------------------------
With HTTP
        Do While Not EOF(1)   ' Loop until end of file.
Line Input #1, str    ' Read line into variable.
HTTP.writeline str
'Debug.Print str    ' Print to the Immediate window.
 
'--------test code for inside string-------------
'With strn
Set strn = fsr.openTextfile("C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\testHTTP.txt", ForReading)
'    Do Until .atendofstream
'        str = .readline
            s = InStr(1, str, "params=", vbTextCompare)
'Debug.Print s
If (s > 0) Then
    COR = Mid(str, s + 7, 30)
        le = Len(COR)
 
            Set rep1 = fsr.openTextfile("C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\testCOR.txt", ForWriting, True)
                rep1.writeline COR
                    Debug.Print COR
           
            Set rep2 = fsr.openTextfile("C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\testHTTP.txt", ForReading)
                'With repp
                    'Do Until .atendofstream
                        'cor = .readline
                            c1 = InStr(1, COR, "N", vbTextCompare)
                                C2 = InStr(1, COR, "E", vbTextCompare)
'End If
'--------test code for inside string----------------
 
'---------------------test to check the coordinates---------------------
    If (c1 > 0) Then
        CO = Left(COR, c1)
            'CO = Replace(CO, "_", "", 1, -1, 1)
                Debug.Print CO
                    End If
'--------------trace the under score symbol (_) in the 1st coordinate--------------------
               US = InStr(1, CO, "_", vbTextCompare)
               US1 = Left(CO, US - 1)
               Debug.Print US1
               US = Mid(CO, (US + 1), (Len(CO)))
               CO1 = US
               
               US = InStr(1, US, "_", vbTextCompare)
               US2 = Left(CO1, US - 1)
               Debug.Print US2
               US = Mid(CO1, (US + 1), (Len(CO)))
               CO2 = US
               
               US = InStr(1, US, "_", vbTextCompare)
               US3 = Left(CO2, US - 1)
               Debug.Print US3
               
'--------------trace the under score symbol (_) in the 1st coordinate--------------------
   If (C2 > 0) Then
        CA = Mid(COR, (c1 + 2), (Len(COR)))
            COR = CA
                End If
                
                CA1 = InStr(1, COR, "E", vbTextCompare)
        If CA1 > 0 Then
            CA = Left(CA, CA1)
                Debug.Print CA
        End If
        
        
'--------------trace the under score symbol (_) in the 2ND coordinate--------------------
               VS = InStr(1, CA, "_", vbTextCompare)
               VS1 = Left(CA, VS - 1)
               Debug.Print VS1
               VS = Mid(CA, (VS + 1), (Len(CA)))
               CA1 = VS
               
               VS = InStr(1, VS, "_", vbTextCompare)
               VS2 = Left(CA1, VS - 1)
               Debug.Print VS2
               VS = Mid(CA1, (VS + 1), (Len(CA)))
               CA2 = VS
               
               VS = InStr(1, VS, "_", vbTextCompare)
               VS3 = Left(CA2, VS - 1)
               Debug.Print VS3

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not sure what you are trying to say with directed to web page. What I see in your code is to read the webpage contents and save it locally
and you say it works fine on local files
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Hi RockiRoads, what i mean is i am able to read a html page saved in the hard disk, but when the path is directed to a page on the internet (www) then it says bad file name or number. why is that so?
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thanks very much.