Rendering HTML

[Cobus Lombard]

Hi all

I need to create an ASP.NET control that will allow me to do an HttpRequest,
parse the HTML and then render it in a thumbnail (sorta like a preview of a
site without browsing to it).

Managed code would be ideal, but after struggling to find help on doing this
in C#, I'm starting to doubt whether this can be done without the WebBrowser
Control or mshtml.dll.

Any help, tips or pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
Cobus

[George Ter-Saakov]

I think it's too hard to render HTML yourself.

Here are the steps i think will work,
1. Use WebBrowser control to navigate to site
2. Send WM_PRINT to the control so it will render itself on your HDC
3. Save it as a bitmap.

George.
"Cobus Lombard" <co*****@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Hi all

I need to create an ASP.NET control that will allow me to do an HttpRequest, parse the HTML and then render it in a thumbnail (sorta like a preview of a site without browsing to it).

Managed code would be ideal, but after struggling to find help on doing this in C#, I'm starting to doubt whether this can be done without the WebBrowser Control or mshtml.dll.

Any help, tips or pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
Cobus

[Eric Lawrence [MSFT]]

There are a few third-party controls that provide this functionality, but I
think most of them basically just use MSHTML on the backend.

Writing a HTML Layout engine, in any language, is a nontrivial feat.

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Thanks,

Eric Lawrence
Program Manager
Assistance and Worldwide Services

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"Cobus Lombard" <co*****@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:#5**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

Hi all

I need to create an ASP.NET control that will allow me to do an HttpRequest, parse the HTML and then render it in a thumbnail (sorta like a preview of a site without browsing to it).

Managed code would be ideal, but after struggling to find help on doing this in C#, I'm starting to doubt whether this can be done without the WebBrowser Control or mshtml.dll.

Any help, tips or pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
Cobus