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Question

 

hi all, i recently downloaded visual basic and had a go at making a web browser. all went ok, but, when i ran the program in debug mode and typed a web address, nothing happened. i followed the toturial and even watched the video toturial, i did everything right. is this a common problem, i cant see what im doing wrong. and before anyone asks, yes i was connected to the internet.

 

i would very much welcome any help.

 

thanks,

arine.

Answer 1

How did you try to do it ? One method might be typing the url into a text or combobox and using a button like this .

 

Code Snippet

Private Sub Go_btn_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Go_btn.Click

 

Webbrowser1.Navigate(AddressComboBox.Text)

 

End Sub

 

 

Another way would be if you typed a url into the text or combobox and used the enter key to goto the site

 

Code Snippet

Private Sub AddressComboBox_KeyDown(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles AddressComboBox.KeyDown

 

If (e.KeyCode = Keys.Enter) Then

 

Webbrowser1.Navigate(AddressComboBox.Text)

 

End If

 

End Sub

 

 

If you are using VBE 2008 and want to try a Template for a tabbed webbrowser have a look at this link

 

http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3992880&SiteID=1

 

You can always start a new project load the template and see how it was done . It is a simple project no images etc I did it as a starting point for anyone who might want to use it .

Answer 2

i wrote,

 

WebBrowser1.Navigate(textbox1.text)

 

it had no problems debugging.

 

i'll try your method now and tell you if i have any luck. thanks for the reply.

 

Answer 3

Where did you type the web address? in a textbox? What event of the textbox are you using to call the navigate function?

 

Please post your code.

 

A.D.T.

Answer 4

 

Code Snippet

Private Sub Go_btn_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Go_btn.Click

Dim _Http As String = "http://"

Webbrowser1.Navigate("http://" & AddressComboBox.Text)

End Sub

 

Answer 5

Where did you write this? In a button_click event?

 

A.D.T.

 

Answer 6

Go away ADT. Just go away.