how the HTML file contents read from visual basic

[veer]

Hi
can any one help me by providing the method how i read the text from html file.
i did it by this method

Open newstr For Input As #1
While Not EOF(1)
Line Input #1, strtemp
txtfile = txtfile & strtemp
Wend
Close #1
If txtfind <> "" Then
If InStr(txtfile, txtfind) <> 0 Then
txtfile.SelStart = InStr(txtfile, txtfind) - 1
txtfile.SelLength = Len(txtfind)

with this code i transfer the whole text from html file into textbox "txtfile"
and then search the particular text using "Instr"function . all it works fine but

when special characters like " ö,ä " comes , these characters change there format in txtfile and not searched by user
please provide some method how i will read html file with out transfering into text box so that these special characters can be searched