Question

I want to know how I can parse a website using VB.net. Basically There is a table in a page that I need to update the database with what is inside it. So I need to be able to capture whatever is within and then get all the columns and rows and put them in a datatable object. Any help is appreciated

Answer 1

Start by using the HTML Agility Pack. Give the parsing a shot and come back with specific questions if you run into issues.

You don’t have to save it to a file, you can get it in memory:

HtmlAgilityPack.HtmlWeb w = new HtmlAgilityPack.HtmlWeb();
var doc = w.Load("http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx");
textBox1.Text = doc.DocumentNode.OuterHtml;