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Permalink Reply by Giulio Piacentino on July 16, 2010 at 1:14pm

Hi Chris,

have a look at WebClient.

- Giulio
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Permalink Reply by Chris Wilkins on July 16, 2010 at 1:42pm

Hey,

Just tried using it, but it seems like I need to import System.Net, but I cannot edit the Imports in the GH code editor.

-Chris

Permalink Reply by Chris Wilkins on July 16, 2010 at 1:46pm

Ok, I tried:
Dim client As New System.Net.WebClient()

That got past that I think.

Permalink Reply by Chris Wilkins on July 16, 2010 at 1:51pm

Awesome! I got it working. Once I figure out some fun way to play with it I'll let you know.

Thanks

Permalink Reply by Matthew Gilbride on December 19, 2010 at 2:14pm

Chris,

 

Have you poked around with this any further? Have you played with pushing data to a site as well as retrieving data?

 

Matt

Permalink Reply by Chris Wilkins on February 10, 2011 at 8:02pm

No, but I plan to in the next months. Tell me if you try anything with it.

 

I'd like to set up a database on the web that a classroom can interact with using web browsers or apps, and GH can rebuild the solution by hitting the database on the timer. It would be interactive and I think the students would enjoy it.

 

I can post the code if you need it.