Question

I would like to download only the HTML code in my VB6 program.
Webbrowser control is good but it hangs and also it has issues such as needing to disable the JavaScript, pic, etc in order to get just the HTML

The Inet control is better, but it is “buggy”

Is there any other control ?

Answer 1

If you only want to download the HTML of a page, you can easily use Winsock control.

Private Sub Form_Load()
  Winsock1.Connect "stackoverflow.com", 80
End Sub

Private Sub Winsock1_Close()
  Winsock1.Close
End Sub

Private Sub Winsock1_Connect()
  Winsock1.SendData "GET /questions/8624871/vb6-alternative-to-inet-webbrowser-control HTTP/1.1" & vbCrLf & "Host: stackoverflow.com" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf
End Sub

Private Sub Winsock1_DataArrival(ByVal bytesTotal As Long)
  Dim s As String

  Winsock1.GetData s, vbString
  RichTextBox1.Text = RichTextBox1.Text & s
End Sub