Browsing from VB6 DLL

[GuyC]

Hello,
I would like to build a VB6 dll that retrieves html content based on a url which I provide.
This needs to be a dll,not an exe... no form/user interface.
I need it to be a dll, because this will be executed server-side and then some additional logic is performed on the retrieved html and then feedback is sent back to the user via asp web page.

I realize that there is a WebBrowser control.
I am able to accomplish my task using this control when I build a VB6 form, but when I try to do it from a class, where there is no form, I get an error.

My class is shown below, I get the error on this line...
lWebBrowser.Navigate lURL

The error I get is this...
err.number = -2147467259
err.description = Automation error Unspecified error

Is there another object/class that would allow me to programatically "read" the content of a url from within a VB6 class (i.e. no user interface) ?
thx

Here is a slimmed version of my class

Option Explicit
Dim lURL As String
Dim lContent As String
Property Let URL(pURL As String)
lURL = pURL
End Property
Property Get URL() As String
URL = lURL
End Property
Sub ExecuteURL()
If Len(lURL) > 0 Then
Dim lWebBrowser As WebBrowser
Set lWebBrowser = New WebBrowser
lWebBrowser.Navigate lURL
lContent = lWebBrowser.Document
Set lWebBrowser = Nothing
Else
lContent = "NO URL PROVIDED"
End If
End Sub
Property Get Content() As String
Content = lContent
End Property


The VB Code to use this class would be...
(ultimately, this will be used from vbscript in an .asp web page)

Dim oWebUtil As MyWebUtil.clsMyWebUtil
Set oWebUtil = New MyWebUtil.clsMYWebUtil
oWebUtil.URL = "

http://www.yahoo.com"

oWebUtil.ExecuteURL
debug.Print oWebUtil.Content
Set oWebUtil = Nothing

 

[GuyC]

*BUMP*

 

[strongm]

Try looking at VB's Internet Transfer Control.