Make a web browser in visual basic

Im going to teach you how to make a web browser in Visual Basic 2005.

Step 1 Starting

Open Visual Basic and start a new Windows Application.

Comments

[joynal]

Hi


i want web browse fixt web....

how can i make.. can u help me?

[arikyeo]

 this is what ive created... will make an 'ible next time(I AM NOT GIVING UP MY SOURCE CODE - HAW-HAW!!!)it's using the office ribbon GUI (dl from componentfactory.com)

[jamesjph]

Dude. (Maybe?) I started my own software company based on this Instructable. I made Jphweb Carbon it uses the same principle as yours. Its open-source too. http://carbon.jphweb.tk

[jamesjph]

Plus mine uses Trident (used here), GeckoFX and Webkit .NET

[lolcat360]

Cool, I'm going to try it.
BTW, I was only 8 when I made this Instructable. :)

[SpireX Studios]

Wow, 8? I'm 12 and I don't know VB! Way to go!

[twilliams32]

Many websites redirect you once you go to a homepage. However, these instructions do not bind or otherwise update the textbox to reflect this.

[collard41]

can someone upload a finished version. thanks 5* faved

[jbrar]

CHECK OUW WWW.FIREDBROWSER.CO.CC

[marselsipod]

just download this thing called "Mozzila firefox" if you want a finished one. GAWD! if you arnt gonna make one, why the hell bothering to get a simple internet explorer based browser instead of the real thing?

[jbrar]

DOWNLOAD THIS.......................BETTER THAN OTHER
WWW.FIREDBROWSER.CO.CC

[sahmad2]

i did mine but when i press play for the first time it says windows browser can not start debugging because it cannot finde a file

[NatNoBrains]

Also, you could:
WebBrowser1.Stop()

[Psychic Master]

any way the web browser could start at the home page?

[jamesjph]

Yes. In the event Form1_load for your form (it might not be Form1) just place this code "webBrowser1.Home()". BASIC only. in c# put ; on the end. Uses IE Homepage.

[jamesjph]

Sorry. It's "WebBrowser1.GoHome()"

[raeki]

 This is great and built my first browser :)

however, the actual browser control is outdated and a lot of sites (like ask.com) gives me a "script error" message and I have to close

Anyone know where I can get a newer web control?

I don't see anything in the component factory :(

[jamesjph]

Gecko FX. Get it at http://code.google.com/p/geckofx/

[peanuttherat]

its great i wish it had some upgrades but im running it now its super light and great XD thanks

[ooda55]

i have tried this several times but each time when i click debug and enter ANY web address my browser says: "Navigation to the webpage was canceled What you can try: Refresh the page." when i refresh it it says: "This program cannot display the webpage" please help me thanks chris

[lolcat360]

I'm only 11, so I'm really just a beginner at coding. Maybe you should rewrite the code and make sure there was no typo. If that doesn't work, you may have problems with your internet connection.

[ooda55]

oh no that was me being silly lol
i installed some proxy software earlier which ony effected IE
i didnt think it was a connection problem as i use fireforx whixh wanst affected :P
thanks anyway

[Woooooooooo]

Cheers, Worked GREAT other than the fact that u cant press enter to go :( pm (private message) me if you can fix :)

[arikyeo]

first select the  webbrowser1._keyup control then insert the code:

If e.KeyCode = Keys.Enter Then
WebBrowser1.Navigate(KryptonComboBox1.Text)
End If

where kryptoncombobox1 is the name of the text bow and enter is the name of the key.

[ReCreate]

Hahaha,My Evil plan,A program that runs when no user is logged in,Its the webbrowser,Ok,So its also a screensaver,I set it as my Screensaver,Ok,So Log off after it is set as your screensaver,And after a while(i out 1 minute) It will show your backround and the Webbrowser will show up! Even More evil,To use a password protected PC,Use DOS ,Booting from the floppy Drive,If you have one,To copy the Webbrowser,ITs 60 KB,So it should fit in there,To the Computer's HDD,And Replace THe winlogon.exe,The Default windows screensaver with your own,Turn on the computer,Wait for the screensaver to start,and when it does,You got yourself a Working webbrowser! Maybe I could Put like a File manager,Program Starter,And a whole bunch of stuff. Get what i mean? Well anyways,Here is mine,Just renamed as an .SCR Right click it ,Select Install,And Set the Waiting time to 1 Minute. Now,Log off and wait a minute,IT should start. Once you downloaded it,Rename it screenbrowser.scr,don't forget that

[andrewdpham3]

very nice where do I get visual basic 2005?

[pyroboy212]

i think you can only get the 2008 express editoins for free. the full visual studio is really expansive. get it at http://www.microsoft.com/express/

[foxtrot4697]

nope, you can get the 2005 one http://www.freewarefiles.com/Microsoft-Visual-Basic-Express-Edition_program_17931.html

[PKM]

I would point out that the "WebBrowser" control is effectively an embedded Internet Explorer, so you are really creating a "skin" for the browser rather than creating your own, but that is picking nits- this is a simple but effective project. If only real browsers had controls that minimalist...

[andrewdpham3]

wait so it isnt really a web browser?

[lolcat360]

i made a better one. heres a picture

[TechCat]

How do you change the name of the program so it doesn't say "Form1" all the time?

[PKM]

Now, see, if the WebBrowser control was Firefox rather than Internet Explorer I would totally use that- I could do without losing 110 vertical pixels of my pathetically tiny monitor.

[munchman]

You can download that. It is called Mozilla Browser control - you can download the DLL somewhere but I can't remember

[arikyeo]

actually, it's called geckofx.

forum website: geckofx.org
main website: http://code.google.com/p/geckofx/ 

[jamesjph]

No. There's one available from Mozilla called Mozilla Browser Control. Google it.

[lolcat360]

Maybe if you only have firefox then that's what the control will be. If you don't have Internet Explorer, chances are that's now what the web browser will be.

[foxtrot4697]

internet explorer is what opens my computer and my documents, and stuff like that, so its pretty much impossible not to have it

[PKM]

Sadly I'm pretty sure it doesn't work like that- Visual Basic is a Microsoft product that assumes a Windows environment so will always have Internet Explorer around, even if it's not the default browser. I work with this technology in my job and we have to pay attention to the subtle differences between Internet Explorer and Firefox because some of our older technologies only work with IE. I'm not sure you can get rid of Internet Explorer- it's a core part of Windows that I don't think you can uninstall like other programs. Shame...

[lolcat360]

I mean "not"