I want to capture text from a datagrid into my application (vb.net)

I have been given an assignment:
Here is what i have?

I have an app. (with out source code) that has some where about 20000 records in it. I want to extract all those records through my app. and save them somewhere (in vb.net )... :)

Can you please gimme some idea how would i do that, ,how would i capture that window and how to capture that text in a control of that window and then save it somewhere through my App.

tkssss :)

re: I want to capture text from a datagrid into my application (vb.net)

Please don't be offended when I ask...
"assignment or on-the-job data theft" ?

You have no source code... you sound like you have no information about the format of the data... you sound like you don't have access to the actual database... You just want some way to take a bunch of records as they are being displayed in one application and pull them into another.

Personally, it doesn't sound like you work for data programming department or you would have a lot more resources within your own company for this project.

re: I want to capture text from a datagrid into my application (vb.net)

if it's web application, write down a parser.
if it's win application, cant do without db access

re: I want to capture text from a datagrid into my application (vb.net)

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