Please help: console connect to a webpage

Hi, I've been trying and failing at this for hours and I've come to a point of desperate frustration. I am trying to write a console app that connects to any given website, say MSN.com, downloads and then displays the HTML code for that site. Can anyone please explain to me, step-by-step, how to do this (preferably with code examples). Thanks, it would be greatly appreciated.

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Please help: console connect to a webpage

Roto
try thr code I sent you. it takes response from www.live.com and it do not use your IIS

try it before change anything to make sure it works and you understood the code
Philippe Cand
using System.Net;

NOTE: Remove line with proxy class if you do not have proxy server

LotusExigeS1

Hi. The following code connects to webpage and display result in console

WebClient client = new WebClient();
client.Proxy = new WebProxy("192.168.0.1", 8080);

Stream data = client.OpenRead("http://www.live.com");
StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(data);
string s = reader.ReadToEnd();

Console.WriteLine(s);

data.Close();
reader.Close();

For more info take a look at WebClient class

hope this helps

Redsome
What libraries should I use I'll check out that link of yours while I wait. Thanks a million mate.
double digger
One more problem, the console isn't displaying anything. I believe this has something to do with my IIS setup, is this possible
ARme
Right guys, I got it working. I'm all smiles now. Mark, Galin, thanks again.
talismax
Nice idea for an application, would be great with some syntax highlighting. Don't forget to leave credit to the members thats gave you assistance.
YA say hello

This should work:

using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Text;

using System.Net;

using System.IO;

namespace WebRequestConsole

{

class Program

{

static void Main(string[] args)

{

try

{

// HttpWebRequest not created directly, uses WebRequest factory method

HttpWebRequest request = WebRequest.Create("http://www.msn.com/") as HttpWebRequest;

if(request != null)

{

// Cast response to HttpWebResponse

using(HttpWebResponse response = request.GetResponse() as HttpWebResponse)

{

Stream stream = response.GetResponseStream();

// Read characters from Stream 1K at a time

using(StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(stream))

{

char[] buffer = new char[1024];

int count;

while((count = reader.Read(buffer, 0, 1024)) > 0)

{

Console.Write(new string(buffer, 0, count));

}

reader.Close();

}

response.Close();

}

}

}

catch(Exception ex)

{

Console.Error.WriteLine(ex.ToString());

}

Console.ReadLine();

}

}

}
Please help: console connect to a webpage

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