Timer instead of sleep vb.net

Try a method like this:

    Public Sub Delay(ByVal DelayInSeconds As Integer)
        Dim ts As TimeSpan
        Dim targetTime As DateTime = DateTime.Now.AddSeconds(DelayInSeconds)
        Do
            ts = targetTime.Subtract(DateTime.Now)
            Application.DoEvents()
            System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(50)
        Loop While (ts.TotalSeconds > 0)
    End Sub

Added to your code:

    Private Sub WebBrowser1_DocumentCompleted(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
                        ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.WebBrowserDocumentCompletedEventArgs) _
                        Handles WebBrowser1.DocumentCompleted

        Delay(3)

        Dim MSDNpage As String = WebBrowser1.Document.Body.InnerText
        My.Computer.FileSystem.WriteAllText("C:\Quib\" & cnt & ".txt", MSDNpage, False)
        nextPage()
    End Sub

I tried it but it's not working because the sleep is halting all execution.

I think timer is the only way to go on this.

Thanks for the suggestion though

@idle_Mind:  I posted the entire method.  The event is on DocumentComplete meaning when the HTML loads the event is run.  However, it does not what for javascript to run.  When I want to delay a a second for the javascript to run so when I scrape the screen I have the applicable data.  I know a delay will work because when I add a msgbox the javascript loads if I wait a second and then renders properly (saved to .txt)

@VBClassicGuy:  I tried Idle_Mind's method with no sleep.  No joy.

@CodeCruiser:  I tried the readystate but again that does not account for Javascript.  The WebBrowser object thinks it's ready when the HTML is assembled.

Any ideas?  The msgbox workaround works but I don't want to hit a msgbox 70 to 100 times.

Thanks,
JOe K.

See if this helps

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/840813/how-to-use-webbrowser-control-documentcompleted-event-in-c

Also see if this extended webbrowser is any good

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/miscctrl/csEXWB.aspx

I think I could do it if I multi-threaded the application vs the browser object.  

Any ideas on how to do that?

I have posted my code below (I put it back into one recursive method).

Private Sub WebBrowser1_DocumentCompleted(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
                        ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.WebBrowserDocumentCompletedEventArgs) _
                        Handles WebBrowser1.DocumentCompleted

        

        Dim MSDNpage As String = WebBrowser1.Document.Body.InnerText
        My.Computer.FileSystem.WriteAllText("C:\Quib\" & cnt & ".txt", MSDNpage, False)
        cnt += 1

        If totalPages = 0 Then
            totalPages = getTotalPages()
        End If

        Dim endTime As Date = Now.AddSeconds(3)

        While (Now <= endTime)
            Application.DoEvents()
        End While

        If cnt <> totalPages Then
            WebBrowser1.Navigate("http://www.quibids.com/categories/Recently-Completed/" & cnt, False)
        End If
    End Sub

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GOT IT!

I used 4 webbrowsers letting each one load and then the object would check the previous one on document load (1 -> 4,  2 -> 1, 3 -> 2, 4 -> 3...)

Thanks for the direction.

-JOe K.