internet explorer

**Martin H.** · Apr 14 '07, 10:35 AM

Re: internet explorer

Hello Etayki,

1. I am trying to write an application that will automate Internet
Explorer and store data in a database. Am I better off learning VB.net
or C#.net?

That depends on you. If you are very familiar with C/C++, then you might
be more interested in C#. If you have ties to BASIC, then VB.NET might
be more interesting for you.

Is there a free development environment for C# as well?

Yes, there is. You can download it from the MS website at

<http://msdn.microsoft. com/vstudio/express/visualcsharp/default.aspx>

Best regards,

Martin

**camainc** · Apr 14 '07, 09:15 PM

Re: internet explorer

On Apr 14, 4:44 am, "Etayki" <etay...@gmail. comwrote:

Hi!
>
I am new to VB.net and I am using the Visual Basic 2005 Express
Edition
>
I have two questions:
>
1. I am trying to write an application that will automate Internet
Explorer and store data in a database. Am I better off learning VB.net
or C#.net? Is there a free development environment for C# as well?
>
2. I have followed examples in other posts and copied this code to
open up IE:
>
Imports SHDocVw
Public Class Form1
>
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVa l sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArg s) Handles MyBase.Load
Dim wbBrowser As New SHDocVw.Interne tExplorer
wbBrowser.Visib le = True
wbBrowser.Navig ate("http://www.rediff.com" , Nothing, Nothing,
Nothing, Nothing)
End Sub
End Class
>
These are my errors:
>
Warning 1 Namespace or type specified in the Imports 'SHDocVw' doesn't
contain any public member or cannot be found. Make sure the namespace
or the type is defined and contains at least one public member. Make
sure the imported element name doesn't use any aliases. C:\Documents
and Settings\Admini strator\Local Settings\Applic ation Data\Temporary
Projects\Window sApplication3\F orm1.vb 1 9 WindowsApplicat ion3
>
Error 2 Type 'SHDocVw.Intern etExplorer' is not defined. C:\Documents
and Settings\Admini strator\Local Settings\Applic ation Data\Temporary
Projects\Window sApplication3\F orm1.vb 5 30 WindowsApplicat ion3
>
Can someone please help this newbe?

Do you want to start Internet Explorer or just the user's default web
browser? If you want to start the default browser, use this code
(pulled from MSDN):

Dim myTargetURL As String = "http://www.google.com"
System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt(myTargetURL)

If you want to start IE specifically, then do something like this:

Dim myTargetURL As String = "http://www.google.com"
System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("IExplore.ex e", myTargetURL)

Hope that helps,

Chuck

**Lloyd Sheen** · Apr 14 '07, 09:35 PM

Re: internet explorer

"camainc" <camainc@gmail. comwrote in message
news:1176584785 .191400.104670@ d57g2000hsg.goo glegroups.com.. .

On Apr 14, 4:44 am, "Etayki" <etay...@gmail. comwrote:

>Hi!
>>
>I am new to VB.net and I am using the Visual Basic 2005 Express
>Edition
>>
>I have two questions:
>>
>1. I am trying to write an application that will automate Internet
>Explorer and store data in a database. Am I better off learning VB.net
>or C#.net? Is there a free development environment for C# as well?
>>
>2. I have followed examples in other posts and copied this code to
>open up IE:
>>
>Imports SHDocVw
>Public Class Form1
>>
> Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVa l sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
>System.EventAr gs) Handles MyBase.Load
> Dim wbBrowser As New SHDocVw.Interne tExplorer
> wbBrowser.Visib le = True
> wbBrowser.Navig ate("http://www.rediff.com" , Nothing, Nothing,
>Nothing, Nothing)
> End Sub
>End Class
>>
>These are my errors:
>>
>Warning 1 Namespace or type specified in the Imports 'SHDocVw'
>doesn't
>contain any public member or cannot be found. Make sure the namespace
>or the type is defined and contains at least one public member. Make
>sure the imported element name doesn't use any aliases. C:\Documents
>and Settings\Admini strator\Local Settings\Applic ation Data\Temporary
>Projects\Windo wsApplication3\ Form1.vb 1 9
>WindowsApplica tion3
>>
>Error 2 Type 'SHDocVw.Intern etExplorer' is not defined.
>C:\Documents
>and Settings\Admini strator\Local Settings\Applic ation Data\Temporary
>Projects\Windo wsApplication3\ Form1.vb 5 30
>WindowsApplica tion3
>>
>Can someone please help this newbe?

>
Do you want to start Internet Explorer or just the user's default web
browser? If you want to start the default browser, use this code
(pulled from MSDN):
>
Dim myTargetURL As String = "http://www.google.com"
System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt(myTargetURL)
>
If you want to start IE specifically, then do something like this:
>
Dim myTargetURL As String = "http://www.google.com"
System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("IExplore.ex e", myTargetURL)
>
Hope that helps,
>
Chuck
>
>

If you want to host a browser in your app you can use the WebBrowser
control. It is easy to create buttons to simulate the forward / back
buttons and a textbox for the URL. There are events from this control which
you can capture to update those controls. For example the DocumentComplet ed
event will present you with the URL of the last page transmitted.

There are a set of methods available such as Navigate to start browsing to
the string (URL) provided. And other command such as GoHome if you wanted to
provide a button control to do that. I have a full clone of IE with my
extensions working with just a small amount of code.

Good luck and if you have questions I can answer them.

Lloyd Sheen

**Cor Ligthert [MVP]** · Apr 16 '07, 12:25 AM

Re: internet explorer

Etayki,

You need to set a reference to Internet explorer and than an import. It is
always hard to find but it is in the Com tab.

Project -Add Reference -Com (I thought just Internet Explorere) but
search yourself it can be a hell of a job by instance because Microsoft uses
irregular the internal and the external names.

There is almost not any difference between using in this VB.Net or C#.

As I saw in your code don't you need in VB.Net that nothing, nothing,
nothing, what can by anoying in C#.

"Etayki" <etayluz@gmail. comschreef in bericht
news:1176543881 .886568.36270@n 76g2000hsh.goog legroups.com...

Hi!
>
I am new to VB.net and I am using the Visual Basic 2005 Express
Edition
>
I have two questions:
>
1. I am trying to write an application that will automate Internet
Explorer and store data in a database. Am I better off learning VB.net
or C#.net? Is there a free development environment for C# as well?
>
2. I have followed examples in other posts and copied this code to
open up IE:
>
Imports SHDocVw
Public Class Form1
>
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVa l sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArg s) Handles MyBase.Load
Dim wbBrowser As New SHDocVw.Interne tExplorer
wbBrowser.Visib le = True
wbBrowser.Navig ate("http://www.rediff.com" , Nothing, Nothing,
Nothing, Nothing)
End Sub
End Class
>
These are my errors:
>
Warning 1 Namespace or type specified in the Imports 'SHDocVw' doesn't
contain any public member or cannot be found. Make sure the namespace
or the type is defined and contains at least one public member. Make
sure the imported element name doesn't use any aliases. C:\Documents
and Settings\Admini strator\Local Settings\Applic ation Data\Temporary
Projects\Window sApplication3\F orm1.vb 1 9 WindowsApplicat ion3
>
Error 2 Type 'SHDocVw.Intern etExplorer' is not defined. C:\Documents
and Settings\Admini strator\Local Settings\Applic ation Data\Temporary
Projects\Window sApplication3\F orm1.vb 5 30 WindowsApplicat ion3
>
Can someone please help this newbe?
>

**Lloyd Sheen** · Apr 16 '07, 09:25 PM

Re: internet explorer

"Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstname @planet.nlwrote in message
news:uqSyZz7fHH A.4936@TK2MSFTN GP04.phx.gbl...

Etayki,
>
You need to set a reference to Internet explorer and than an import. It is
always hard to find but it is in the Com tab.
>
Project -Add Reference -Com (I thought just Internet Explorere) but
search yourself it can be a hell of a job by instance because Microsoft
uses irregular the internal and the external names.
>
There is almost not any difference between using in this VB.Net or C#.
>
As I saw in your code don't you need in VB.Net that nothing, nothing,
nothing, what can by anoying in C#.
>
>
"Etayki" <etayluz@gmail. comschreef in bericht
news:1176543881 .886568.36270@n 76g2000hsh.goog legroups.com...

>Hi!
>>
>I am new to VB.net and I am using the Visual Basic 2005 Express
>Edition
>>
>I have two questions:
>>
>1. I am trying to write an application that will automate Internet
>Explorer and store data in a database. Am I better off learning VB.net
>or C#.net? Is there a free development environment for C# as well?
>>
>2. I have followed examples in other posts and copied this code to
>open up IE:
>>
>Imports SHDocVw
>Public Class Form1
>>
> Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVa l sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
>System.EventAr gs) Handles MyBase.Load
> Dim wbBrowser As New SHDocVw.Interne tExplorer
> wbBrowser.Visib le = True
> wbBrowser.Navig ate("http://www.rediff.com" , Nothing, Nothing,
>Nothing, Nothing)
> End Sub
>End Class
>>
>These are my errors:
>>
>Warning 1 Namespace or type specified in the Imports 'SHDocVw' doesn't
>contain any public member or cannot be found. Make sure the namespace
>or the type is defined and contains at least one public member. Make
>sure the imported element name doesn't use any aliases. C:\Documents
>and Settings\Admini strator\Local Settings\Applic ation Data\Temporary
>Projects\Windo wsApplication3\ Form1.vb 1 9 WindowsApplicat ion3
>>
>Error 2 Type 'SHDocVw.Intern etExplorer' is not defined. C:\Documents
>and Settings\Admini strator\Local Settings\Applic ation Data\Temporary
>Projects\Windo wsApplication3\ Form1.vb 5 30 WindowsApplicat ion3
>>
>Can someone please help this newbe?
>>

>
>

As I pointed out earlier since you are using VB 2005 just use the MS
provided WebBroswer control. No need for COM.

Lloyd Sheen

**Cor Ligthert [MVP]** · Apr 17 '07, 04:45 AM

Re: internet explorer

Lloyd,

In my idea is (seeing the code) direct Internet Explorer used
(SHDocVW.Intern etExplorer), not the interop AX Com version.

Can you tell me how you can do that with the 2.0 webbrowser?

Cor

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>
"Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstname @planet.nlwrote in message
news:uqSyZz7fHH A.4936@TK2MSFTN GP04.phx.gbl...

>Etayki,
>>
>You need to set a reference to Internet explorer and than an import. It
>is always hard to find but it is in the Com tab.
>>
>Project -Add Reference -Com (I thought just Internet Explorere) but
>search yourself it can be a hell of a job by instance because Microsoft
>uses irregular the internal and the external names.
>>
>There is almost not any difference between using in this VB.Net or C#.
>>
>As I saw in your code don't you need in VB.Net that nothing, nothing,
>nothing, what can by anoying in C#.
>>
>>
>"Etayki" <etayluz@gmail. comschreef in bericht
>news:117654388 1.886568.36270@ n76g2000hsh.goo glegroups.com.. .

>>Hi!
>>>
>>I am new to VB.net and I am using the Visual Basic 2005 Express
>>Edition
>>>
>>I have two questions:
>>>
>>1. I am trying to write an application that will automate Internet
>>Explorer and store data in a database. Am I better off learning VB.net
>>or C#.net? Is there a free development environment for C# as well?
>>>
>>2. I have followed examples in other posts and copied this code to
>>open up IE:
>>>
>>Imports SHDocVw
>>Public Class Form1
>>>
>> Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVa l sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
>>System.EventA rgs) Handles MyBase.Load
>> Dim wbBrowser As New SHDocVw.Interne tExplorer
>> wbBrowser.Visib le = True
>> wbBrowser.Navig ate("http://www.rediff.com" , Nothing, Nothing,
>>Nothing, Nothing)
>> End Sub
>>End Class
>>>
>>These are my errors:
>>>
>>Warning 1 Namespace or type specified in the Imports 'SHDocVw' doesn't
>>contain any public member or cannot be found. Make sure the namespace
>>or the type is defined and contains at least one public member. Make
>>sure the imported element name doesn't use any aliases. C:\Documents
>>and Settings\Admini strator\Local Settings\Applic ation Data\Temporary
>>Projects\Wind owsApplication3 \Form1.vb 1 9 WindowsApplicat ion3
>>>
>>Error 2 Type 'SHDocVw.Intern etExplorer' is not defined. C:\Documents
>>and Settings\Admini strator\Local Settings\Applic ation Data\Temporary
>>Projects\Wind owsApplication3 \Form1.vb 5 30 WindowsApplicat ion3
>>>
>>Can someone please help this newbe?
>>>

>>
>>

>
As I pointed out earlier since you are using VB 2005 just use the MS
provided WebBroswer control. No need for COM.
>
Lloyd Sheen

**Lloyd Sheen** · Apr 17 '07, 04:35 PM

Re: internet explorer

"Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstname @planet.nlwrote in message
news:uw9bZpKgHH A.2640@TK2MSFTN GP06.phx.gbl...

Lloyd,
>
In my idea is (seeing the code) direct Internet Explorer used
(SHDocVW.Intern etExplorer), not the interop AX Com version.
>
Can you tell me how you can do that with the 2.0 webbrowser?
>
Cor
>
"Lloyd Sheen" <a@b.cschreef in bericht
news:EF6EBFED-1F2C-450D-BC90-29EFD0974FFF@mi crosoft.com...

>>
>"Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstname @planet.nlwrote in message
>news:uqSyZz7fH HA.4936@TK2MSFT NGP04.phx.gbl.. .

>>Etayki,
>>>
>>You need to set a reference to Internet explorer and than an import. It
>>is always hard to find but it is in the Com tab.
>>>
>>Project -Add Reference -Com (I thought just Internet Explorere) but
>>search yourself it can be a hell of a job by instance because Microsoft
>>uses irregular the internal and the external names.
>>>
>>There is almost not any difference between using in this VB.Net or C#.
>>>
>>As I saw in your code don't you need in VB.Net that nothing, nothing,
>>nothing, what can by anoying in C#.
>>>
>>>
>>"Etayki" <etayluz@gmail. comschreef in bericht
>>news:11765438 81.886568.36270 @n76g2000hsh.go oglegroups.com. ..
>>>Hi!
>>>>
>>>I am new to VB.net and I am using the Visual Basic 2005 Express
>>>Edition
>>>>
>>>I have two questions:
>>>>
>>>1. I am trying to write an application that will automate Internet
>>>Explorer and store data in a database. Am I better off learning VB.net
>>>or C#.net? Is there a free development environment for C# as well?
>>>>
>>>2. I have followed examples in other posts and copied this code to
>>>open up IE:
>>>>
>>>Imports SHDocVw
>>>Public Class Form1
>>>>
>>> Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVa l sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
>>>System.Event Args) Handles MyBase.Load
>>> Dim wbBrowser As New SHDocVw.Interne tExplorer
>>> wbBrowser.Visib le = True
>>> wbBrowser.Navig ate("http://www.rediff.com" , Nothing, Nothing,
>>>Nothing, Nothing)
>>> End Sub
>>>End Class
>>>>
>>>These are my errors:
>>>>
>>>Warning 1 Namespace or type specified in the Imports 'SHDocVw' doesn't
>>>contain any public member or cannot be found. Make sure the namespace
>>>or the type is defined and contains at least one public member. Make
>>>sure the imported element name doesn't use any aliases. C:\Documents
>>>and Settings\Admini strator\Local Settings\Applic ation Data\Temporary
>>>Projects\Win dowsApplication 3\Form1.vb 1 9 WindowsApplicat ion3
>>>>
>>>Error 2 Type 'SHDocVw.Intern etExplorer' is not defined. C:\Documents
>>>and Settings\Admini strator\Local Settings\Applic ation Data\Temporary
>>>Projects\Win dowsApplication 3\Form1.vb 5 30 WindowsApplicat ion3
>>>>
>>>Can someone please help this newbe?
>>>>
>>>
>>>

>>
>As I pointed out earlier since you are using VB 2005 just use the MS
>provided WebBroswer control. No need for COM.
>>
>Lloyd Sheen

>
>

Cor,

In VS 2005 there is a WebBroswer control. It does all that the old interop
would do. I think the poster copied code from somewhere and then added that
to his source. If he had added a reference to the dll holding the WebBrower
(don't know the name right now) it would add the interop to his project. In
VS 2002/3 this is what you did (and in VB6 as well).

All you need to do is add the WebBroswer from the toolbox and all the
events, properties and methods are available. As I said you can recreate IE
in about 10 minutes.

Lloyd Sheen

**Cor Ligthert [MVP]** · Apr 18 '07, 05:15 PM

Re: internet explorer

Lloyd,

I have made about a year ago an article about what you write in the Dutch
dotNet newsgroup, how to make your own tabbed webbrowser and as well how to
build an editer with the webbrowser control.

However there is a use that always everybode who has used this becomes
confused of a guy in this newsgroup had spent almost 50 messages replying
before after seeing my reply he understood it.

You can with the webbrowser COM part build your own webbrowswer, the thing
has the name AXSHVDOCvw, however there is as well
SHVDOCVW,Intere netExplorer. That opens internet explorer for you and you can
use that then.

http://www.vb-tips.com/dbpages.aspx?ID=58514c5a-5f5d-4b6d-a7bd-da738cdc7c2c

Cor

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>
"Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstname @planet.nlwrote in message
news:uw9bZpKgHH A.2640@TK2MSFTN GP06.phx.gbl...

>Lloyd,
>>
>In my idea is (seeing the code) direct Internet Explorer used
>(SHDocVW.Inter netExplorer), not the interop AX Com version.
>>
>Can you tell me how you can do that with the 2.0 webbrowser?
>>
>Cor
>>
>"Lloyd Sheen" <a@b.cschreef in bericht
>news:EF6EBFE D-1F2C-450D-BC90-29EFD0974FFF@mi crosoft.com...

>>>
>>"Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstname @planet.nlwrote in message
>>news:uqSyZz7f HHA.4936@TK2MSF TNGP04.phx.gbl. ..
>>>Etayki,
>>>>
>>>You need to set a reference to Internet explorer and than an import. It
>>>is always hard to find but it is in the Com tab.
>>>>
>>>Project -Add Reference -Com (I thought just Internet Explorere) but
>>>search yourself it can be a hell of a job by instance because Microsoft
>>>uses irregular the internal and the external names.
>>>>
>>>There is almost not any difference between using in this VB.Net or C#.
>>>>
>>>As I saw in your code don't you need in VB.Net that nothing, nothing,
>>>nothing, what can by anoying in C#.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>"Etayki" <etayluz@gmail. comschreef in bericht
>>>news:1176543 881.886568.3627 0@n76g2000hsh.g ooglegroups.com ...
>>>>Hi!
>>>>>
>>>>I am new to VB.net and I am using the Visual Basic 2005 Express
>>>>Edition
>>>>>
>>>>I have two questions:
>>>>>
>>>>1. I am trying to write an application that will automate Internet
>>>>Explorer and store data in a database. Am I better off learning VB.net
>>>>or C#.net? Is there a free development environment for C# as well?
>>>>>
>>>>2. I have followed examples in other posts and copied this code to
>>>>open up IE:
>>>>>
>>>>Imports SHDocVw
>>>>Public Class Form1
>>>>>
>>>> Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVa l sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
>>>>System.Even tArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
>>>> Dim wbBrowser As New SHDocVw.Interne tExplorer
>>>> wbBrowser.Visib le = True
>>>> wbBrowser.Navig ate("http://www.rediff.com" , Nothing, Nothing,
>>>>Nothing, Nothing)
>>>> End Sub
>>>>End Class
>>>>>
>>>>These are my errors:
>>>>>
>>>>Warning 1 Namespace or type specified in the Imports 'SHDocVw' doesn't
>>>>contain any public member or cannot be found. Make sure the namespace
>>>>or the type is defined and contains at least one public member. Make
>>>>sure the imported element name doesn't use any aliases. C:\Documents
>>>>and Settings\Admini strator\Local Settings\Applic ation Data\Temporary
>>>>Projects\Wi ndowsApplicatio n3\Form1.vb 1 9 WindowsApplicat ion3
>>>>>
>>>>Error 2 Type 'SHDocVw.Intern etExplorer' is not defined. C:\Documents
>>>>and Settings\Admini strator\Local Settings\Applic ation Data\Temporary
>>>>Projects\Wi ndowsApplicatio n3\Form1.vb 5 30 WindowsApplicat ion3
>>>>>
>>>>Can someone please help this newbe?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>As I pointed out earlier since you are using VB 2005 just use the MS
>>provided WebBroswer control. No need for COM.
>>>
>>Lloyd Sheen

>>
>>

Cor,
>
In VS 2005 there is a WebBroswer control. It does all that the old
interop would do. I think the poster copied code from somewhere and then
added that to his source. If he had added a reference to the dll holding
the WebBrower (don't know the name right now) it would add the interop to
his project. In VS 2002/3 this is what you did (and in VB6 as well).
>
All you need to do is add the WebBroswer from the toolbox and all the
events, properties and methods are available. As I said you can recreate
IE in about 10 minutes.
>
Lloyd Sheen

**Etayki** · Apr 19 '07, 10:35 PM

Re: internet explorer

On Apr 18, 7:10 pm, "Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstn... @planet.nl>
wrote:

Lloyd,
>
I have made about a year ago an article about what you write in the Dutch
dotNet newsgroup, how to make your own tabbed webbrowser and as well how to
build an editer with the webbrowser control.
>
However there is a use that always everybode who has used this becomes
confused of a guy in this newsgroup had spent almost 50 messages replying
before after seeing my reply he understood it.
>
You can with the webbrowser COM part build your own webbrowswer, the thing
has the name AXSHVDOCvw, however there is as well
SHVDOCVW,Intere netExplorer. That opens internet explorer for you and you can
use that then.
>
http://www.vb-tips.com/dbpages.aspx?...6d-a7bd-da738c...
>
Cor
>
"Lloyd Sheen" <a...@b.cschree f in berichtnews:22D 5A8B2-75E5-4268-862A-0F5461657206@mi crosoft.com...
>
>
>

"Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstn... @planet.nlwrote in message
news:uw9bZpKgHH A.2640@TK2MSFTN GP06.phx.gbl...

Lloyd,

>

In my idea is (seeing the code) direct Internet Explorer used
(SHDocVW.Intern etExplorer), not the interop AX Com version.

>

Can you tell me how you can do that with the 2.0 webbrowser?

>

Cor

>

"Lloyd Sheen" <a...@b.cschree f in bericht
>news:EF6EBFE D-1F2C-450D-BC90-29EFD0974FFF@mi crosoft.com...

>

>"Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstn... @planet.nlwrote in message
>>news:uqSyZz7f HHA.4936@TK2MSF TNGP04.phx.gbl. ..
>>Etayki,

>

>>You need to set a reference to Internet explorer and than an import.It
>>is always hard to find but it is in the Com tab.

>

>>Project -Add Reference -Com (I thought just Internet Explorere) but
>>search yourself it can be a hell of a job by instance because Microsoft
>>uses irregular the internal and the external names.

>

>>There is almost not any difference between using in this VB.Net or C#.

>

>>As I saw in your code don't you need in VB.Net that nothing, nothing,
>>nothing, what can by anoying in C#.

>

>>"Etayki" <etay...@gmail. comschreef in bericht
>>>news:1176543 881.886568.3627 0@n76g2000hsh.g ooglegroups.com ...
>>>Hi!

>

>>>I am new to VB.net and I am using the Visual Basic 2005 Express
>>>Edition

>

>>>I have two questions:

>

>>>1. I am trying to write an application that will automate Internet
>>>Explorer and store data in a database. Am I better off learning VB.net
>>>or C#.net? Is there a free development environment for C# as well?

>

>>>2. I have followed examples in other posts and copied this code to
>>>open up IE:

>

>>>Imports SHDocVw
>>>Public Class Form1

>

>>> Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVa l sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
>>>System.Event Args) Handles MyBase.Load
>>> Dim wbBrowser As New SHDocVw.Interne tExplorer
>>> wbBrowser.Visib le = True
>>> wbBrowser.Navig ate("http://www.rediff.com" , Nothing, Nothing,
>>>Nothing, Nothing)
>>> End Sub
>>>End Class

>

>>>These are my errors:

>

>>>Warning 1 Namespace or type specified in the Imports 'SHDocVw' doesn't
>>>contain any public member or cannot be found. Make sure the namespace
>>>or the type is defined and contains at least one public member. Make
>>>sure the imported element name doesn't use any aliases. C:\Documents
>>>and Settings\Admini strator\Local Settings\Applic ation Data\Temporary
>>>Projects\Win dowsApplication 3\Form1.vb 1 9 WindowsApplicat ion3

>

>>>Error 2 Type 'SHDocVw.Intern etExplorer' is not defined. C:\Documents
>>>and Settings\Admini strator\Local Settings\Applic ation Data\Temporary
>>>Projects\Win dowsApplication 3\Form1.vb 5 30 WindowsApplicat ion3

>

>>>Can someone please help this newbe?

>

>As I pointed out earlier since you are using VB 2005 just use the MS
>provided WebBroswer control. No need for COM.

>

>Lloyd Sheen

>

Cor,

>

In VS 2005 there is a WebBroswer control. It does all that the old
interop would do. I think the poster copied code from somewhere and then
added that to his source. If he had added a reference to the dll holding
the WebBrower (don't know the name right now) it would add the interop to
his project. In VS 2002/3 this is what you did (and in VB6 as well).

>

All you need to do is add the WebBroswer from the toolbox and all the
events, properties and methods are available. As I said you can recreate
IE in about 10 minutes.

>

Lloyd Sheen

Thanks for all the help guys.
Here is the final code:

Imports MSHTML, SHDocVw

Dim HTMLDoc As MSHTML.HTMLDocu ment
Dim wbBrowser As New SHDocVw.Interne tExplorer
Dim iHTMLCol As MSHTML.IHTMLEle mentCollection
Dim iHTMLEle As MSHTML.IHTMLEle ment
Dim Str As String

wbBrowser.Visib le = True
wbBrowser.Navig ate("http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q= etay+
%7Bpopl%3D0%7D+ %7Bmtch%3D100%7 D+language%3Ahe +site
%3Aco.il&form=Q BRE&go.x=17&go. y=10", Nothing, Nothing, Nothing,
Nothing)
Do
Loop Until Not wbBrowser.Busy

HTMLDoc = wbBrowser.Docum ent
iHTMLCol = HTMLDoc.getElem entsByTagName(" input")
For Each iHTMLEle In iHTMLCol
If Not iHTMLEle.getAtt ribute("name") Is Nothing Then
Str = iHTMLEle.getAtt ribute("name"). ToString
If Str = "q" Then
iHTMLEle.setAtt ribute("value", "××™×ª×™" + " {popl=0}
{mtch=100} language:he site:co.il")
Exit For
End If
End If
Next
Do
Loop Until Not wbBrowser.Busy

For Each iHTMLEle In iHTMLCol
If Not iHTMLEle.getAtt ribute("name") Is Nothing Then
Str = iHTMLEle.getAtt ribute("name"). ToString
If Str = "go" Then
iHTMLEle.click( )
Exit For
End If
End If
Next
Do
Loop Until Not wbBrowser.Busy

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