Here are two concerns in order of impotance.
1) I have created a simple apartment threaded DLL to retrieve data from the web. It uses MSHTML and WebBrowser Control. I tried both. In the VB6 IDE environment the code runs like a charm. When I create the object in ASP, I will try to load the url, but will never complete. I am using the following while loop when using the MSHTML Control:
toolong = DateAdd("s", 20, Now)
While (UCase([login to view URL]) <> "COMPLETE") And (UCase([login to view URL]) <> "INTERACTIVE") And toolong > Now
DoEvents
'GetCompSales = GetCompSales & "GetCompSales1_" & UCase([login to view URL])
Wend
toolong is set 20 seconds out as the maximum waittime for the load to complete. This should prevent endless loops.
For the WebBrowser control, I use the ReadyState property in a similar mannor except the property is numeric and not a string.
Two things happen in ASP. It will return really quick due to looping too long or it will just hang. I will send the simple function code to those that can help. I am testing different approaches, that is why I have both controls. One will do. In one case I needed to click a submit button and .submit or .all(0).submit did not work reliably in the WebBrowser control.
2) I need a multithreaded solution for this object. If one person is on the ASP Page using the control another person would be blocked. Is this a complus issue?
Thanks!
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