<%@ Control Language="vb" AutoEventWireup="false" Codebehind="httpWebRequest.ascx.vb" Inherits="DamianM.httpWebRequest1" %>
<asp:Literal id="Literal1" runat="server"></asp:Literal>

Public Class httpWebRequest1
    Inherits System.Web.UI.UserControl
    Protected WithEvents Literal1 As System.Web.UI.WebControls.Literal
 
    Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        Dim req As System.Net.HttpWebRequest
        Dim res As System.Net.HttpWebResponse
        Dim sr As System.IO.StreamReader
 
        '--notice that the instance is created using webrequest
        '--this is what microsoft recomends
        req = System.Net.WebRequest.Create("http://www.damianm.co.uk/code/4/page.aspx")
        res = req.GetResponse()
 
        'read in the page
        sr = New System.IO.StreamReader(res.GetResponseStream())
        Literal1.Text = sr.ReadToEnd
 
        '--tidy up
        sr.Close()
        res.Close()
 
    End Sub
 
End Class

<%@ Control Language="vb" AutoEventWireup="false" Codebehind="Webclient.ascx.vb" Inherits="DamianM.Webclient1" %>
<asp:Literal id="Literal1" runat="server"></asp:Literal>

Public Class Webclient1
    Inherits System.Web.UI.UserControl
    Protected WithEvents Literal1 As System.Web.UI.WebControls.Literal
 
    Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        Dim wc As New System.Net.WebClient()
        Dim s As System.IO.Stream
        Dim sr As System.IO.StreamReader
 
        s = wc.OpenRead("http://www.damianm.co.uk/code/4/page.aspx")
 
        'read in the page
        sr = New System.IO.StreamReader(s)
        Literal1.Text = sr.ReadToEnd()
 
        '--tidy up
        sr.Close()
        s.Close()
    End Sub
 
End Class