Copying info from another alication into a VB NET program

[gruiz1998]

Hi there!

I'm a newby in this VB NET technology and I need some help: I remember in VB 6 there was a technology called Active X and it allowed to copy information from a second running application (also developed with Active X technology) to a first aplication running, Does anybody know if VB NET is able to do the same?, if so Does anybody know if it can be done from another application for example a web page?

Thanks in advance!!!!

 

[macleod1021]

What kind of information are you trying to grab? The proper way to do something is completely dependent on what you want to do.

The quick answer is Yes...you can transfer data from one app domain to another with VB .Net.

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[gruiz1998]

Thank you for your answer!!!, the source application is a web application (I think developed with Java) and I want to grab some data (to get that data I would have to manipulate the applicaton) in order to have some reports and this last thing I want to do it with Visual Studio 2005.

 

[macleod1021]

OK. The way you're saying this, it makes me think that the web application isn't yours. If that's the case you'll need to get with them and see if theres a web service available. If there is, you can just create an app that attaches to the service and gets the data you need.

If there's not an api, then you'll be in for a bit more development. That will require writing an app that will go out and manipulate the page manually to get the data, then the rest is basically the same.

im in ur stakz, overflowin ur heapz!

 

[gruiz1998]

Thank you very much for your answer!!! I'm afraid I'll be in for a little more development, do you know where I can find infomation to manipulate a web page from VB NET?