How to convert html tag contents to a string

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So I need to get specific data in the tags within html and convert that to a string, then
display that as a label.

I am making a program that gives you data from a website.

say you went to google and typed apple
i need it to say the part where is says how many results came up. (not really what I need but good example)

I already have a webbrowser in a form that is where I need the tag information
to come from.

(webbrowser is needed for my use)

Posted 3-Feb-15 14:18pm

GuyARoss

Updated 10-Feb-15 3:13am

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CHill60 3-Feb-15 20:31pm

So can you post the code that you have already tried?
By the way ... "PLZ" should read "Please" to avoid confusion with the Polish currency

GuyARoss 10-Feb-15 9:13am

Yeah, I can update it when I get home. Sorry about the 'plz' it's fixed

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Sujith Karivelil · Answer 1 · 2015-02-03T16:25:00

You can use like this to extract source of a web page:

VB

Dim inputUrl As String = "http://google.com/"
Dim stream As System.IO.Stream
Dim myRequest As System.Net.WebRequest = System.Net.WebRequest.Create(str1)
Dim resp As System.Net.WebResponse = myRequest.GetResponse
stream = resp.GetResponseStream
srRead = New System.IO.StreamReader(stream)
Dim outputHtml As String = srRead.ReadToEnd

Ravi Bhavnani · Answer 2 · 2015-02-10T04:52:00

Solution 2

See my article StringParser[^].

/ravi

Posted 10-Feb-15 4:52am

Ravi Bhavnani

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GuyARoss 2-Mar-15 9:14am

Can I use this API with the web-browser dll?

Ravi Bhavnani 2-Mar-15 10:13am

Yes. It works with .NET 3.5 (and possibly older versions).

/ravi

Richard Deeming · Answer 3 · 2015-02-10T05:19:00

Solution 3

Sounds like you're looking for the HTML Agility Pack[^].

Posted 10-Feb-15 5:19am

Richard Deeming