Is there a browser control in VB.NET as there was in VB6?

Is there a browser control in VB.NET as there was in VB6?

Is there a browser control in VB.NET as there was in VB6? This is the "Microsoft Internet Controls" object using shdocvw.dll. If not, how can I use the old DLL?

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You're going to have to use COM InterOp to call the browser control. Fortunately, it's a piece of cake to set up and use. Simply add the browser component as reference in your project and Visual Studio .NET will automatically create a .NET class that wraps the control.

This was first published in May 2003

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