Strange Error - WebClient DownloadData

Visual Basic [VB] >> Strange Error - WebClient DownloadData Hello,

I am trying to download web data into my current application. Failing
many attempts I tried to run the sample from the MS Help files with no
luck. If I create a new solution and put the sample code on a button
then it works. However, when do the same on a new form in my existing
solution then I get following error. Could there be some global
settings in my application that are causing problems?

Thanks in advance,

-Dave

Error:
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An unhandled exception of type 'System.Net.WebException' occurred in
system.dll

Additional information: An exception occurred during a WebClient
request.

Sample Code:
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Dim remoteUrl As String = "http://www.msn.com"

' Create a new WebClient instance.
Dim myWebClient As New System.Net.WebClient

' Download the home page data.
Console.WriteLine(("Downloading " + remoteUrl))

' Downloads the Web resource and saves it into a data buffer.

' !!!!!!!!!! THIS LINE CAUSES THE ERROR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dim myDatabuffer As Byte() = myWebClient.DownloadData(remoteUrl)

' Display the downloaded data.
Dim download As String =
System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetString(myDatabuffer)

Console.WriteLine(download)
Console.WriteLine("Download successful.")

Visual Studio109

Visual Basic [VB] >> Strange Error - WebClient DownloadData Dave,

I think that for most of us that is impossible to see without the code that
generates the error.

Cor

"Dave Starman" <EMail@HideDomain.com>

> Hello,
>
> I am trying to download web data into my current application. Failing
> many attempts I tried to run the sample from the MS Help files with no
> luck. If I create a new solution and put the sample code on a button
> then it works. However, when do the same on a new form in my existing
> solution then I get following error. Could there be some global
> settings in my application that are causing problems?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> -Dave
>
>
> Error:
> -----------------------------------------------
> An unhandled exception of type 'System.Net.WebException' occurred in
> system.dll
>
> Additional information: An exception occurred during a WebClient
> request.
>
>
> Sample Code:
> -----------------------------------------------
> Dim remoteUrl As String = "http://www.msn.com"
>
> ' Create a new WebClient instance.
> Dim myWebClient As New System.Net.WebClient
>
> ' Download the home page data.
> Console.WriteLine(("Downloading " + remoteUrl))
>
> ' Downloads the Web resource and saves it into a data buffer.
>
> ' !!!!!!!!!! THIS LINE CAUSES THE ERROR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> Dim myDatabuffer As Byte() = myWebClient.DownloadData(remoteUrl)
>
> ' Display the downloaded data.
> Dim download As String =
> System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetString(myDatabuffer)
>
> Console.WriteLine(download)
> Console.WriteLine("Download successful.")