getting data from internet

[Fred 34]

how is it possible to get data (information) from an internet site and show it inside of my own program which is a windows form application. tnx

[OriginalGriff]

Most obvious way is to use a WebBrowser Control: MSDN[^] If that doesn't do it, what do you want to do?

Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Digital man: "You are, in short, an idiot with the IQ of an ant and the intellectual capacity of a hose pipe."

[pankajupadhyay29]

use Web request object

// prepare the web page we will be asking for
HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)
WebRequest.Create("http://www.mayosoftware.com");

// execute the request
HttpWebResponse response = (HttpWebResponse)
request.GetResponse();
//will read data via the response stream
Stream resStream = response.GetResponseStream();

--Pankaj

[Cardon Fry]

If I am understanding the question right he will also need a GetStringInBetween method.

public static string[] GetStringInBetween(string strBegin, string strEnd, string strSource, bool includeBegin, bool includeEnd)
{
string[] result = { "", "" };
int iIndexOfBegin = strSource.IndexOf(strBegin);
if (iIndexOfBegin != -1)
{
if (includeBegin)
{ iIndexOfBegin -= strBegin.Length; }
strSource = strSource.Substring(iIndexOfBegin
+ strBegin.Length);
int iEnd = strSource.IndexOf(strEnd);

    if (iEnd != -1)
    {
        if (includeEnd)
        { iEnd += strEnd.Length; }
        result\[0\] = strSource.Substring(0, iEnd);
        if (iEnd + strEnd.Length < strSource.Length)
        { result\[1\] = strSource.Substring(iEnd + strEnd.Length); }
    }
}
else
{ result\[1\] = strSource; }
return result;

}

It is a very generic method you can find it anywhere on the internet, because why would you reinvent the wheel.

[Bernhard Hiller]

And there are web services which you can use.