HOWTO: Use the WebBrowser Control from Visual Basic 5.0

ID: Q162719

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual Basic Control Creation and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 5.0

SUMMARY

Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 includes a custom ActiveX control called "WebBrowser." When you use WebBrowser in combination with Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0, you can design powerful custom solutions that include Internet Web browsing features. This article illustrates how to use the WebBrowser control within Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0.

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The following example creates a mini-browser:

Create a new Standard .exe project in Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0. Form1 is added automatically.

On the Project menu, click Components.

Select the Microsoft Internet Controls component. Click OK.

Add the following controls to Form1:


   Control           Name
   --------------    ---------
   Text Box          Text1
   Command Button    Command1
   WebBrowser        WebBrowser1

In Form1's code window, add the following code:


     Option Explicit

     Private Sub Command1_Click()
         If Text1.Text <> "" Then
             WebBrowser1.Navigate Text1.Text
             If WebBrowser1.Visible = False Then
                 WebBrowser1.Visible = True
             End If
         End If
     End Sub

     Private Sub Form_Load()
         Me.Width = 5325
         Me.Height = 5400
         Me.Caption = "Mini browser"
         With WebBrowser1
             .Visible = False
             .Width = 4575
             .Height = 3375
             .Top = 600
             .Left = 240
         End With
         With Text1
             .Top = 240
             .Left = 1680
             .Height = 285
             .Width = 3135
             .Text = "http://www.microsoft.com"
         End With
         With Command1
             .Top = 120
             .Left = 240
             .Height = 375
             .Width = 1215
             .Caption = "Navigate"
             .Default = True
         End With
     End Sub

On the File menu, click Save Project1.

On the Run menu, click Start.

When you click Navigate, the WebBrowser appears and automatically loads the URL displayed in the TextBox.

NOTE: Distribution of a Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 application that uses the WebBrowser control requires that Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 (or later) be installed on the target system prior to installation.

REFERENCES

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q155969 : How To Distribute the WebBrowser Control

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbcode kbGrpVB VBKBWeb
Version : WINDOWS:5.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto