Question pass chinese word to google

[bennettfan]

WebBrowser1.Navigate("http://www.google.hk/search?hl=en&q=" + txtName.text)

I found that it is work to pass a english word to google but it can not pass chinese word to google....

does anyone have suggestion?

 

[JohnH]

The textbox text needs to be url encoded, at least for IE (my FF will accept a Chinese unicode query). Add reference to System.Web and use HttpUtility.UrlEncode function.

 

[bennettfan]

I have tried it and i add "Imports System.Web" at the top of the code....
However,it said "Type HttpUtility is not defined".

Can anyone help or give me an example?

 

[JohnH]

You have not added reference to System.Web like I said.

 

[bennettfan]

Thanks you so much.

I have tried in this way but it seems that I can't add the reference, can you help?

 

[JohnH]

To add reference use the "add reference" option in Project menu. System.Web is a .Net assembly so you find it in the .Net tab.

 

[bennettfan]

I have added the reference and the code now is as followed:

" Dim a As HttpUtility = Nothing
Dim input1 As String = "http://www.google.hk/search?hl=en&q=" + finding
Dim reValue As String = Nothing

reValue = a.UrlEncode(input1)
WebBrowser1.Navigate(reValue) "


However, there is error for "reValue = a.UrlEncode(input1)",
the error is
"Access of shared member through an instance; qualifying expression will not be evaluated "....

So, can anyone help??

 

[JohnH]

Oh the anguish

Dim url As String = "http://www.google.hk/search?hl=en&q=" & HttpUtility.UrlEncode(txtName.text)
WebBrowser1.Navigate(url)

 

[bennettfan]

Thanks so much~!!! this is my final year project.....I can have this function!
Excellent~!!