How do I grab data from a url?query using LabView 8.0?

[BigBen]

If I copy the following url in my web browser, it will give me the quote of BBD-A.TO symbol from yahoo. The data is comma separated (csv).

http://finance.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv?s=BBD-A.TO&d=t&f=sl1d1t1c1ohgvj1pp2wern

I would like to know how to grab that information using LabView. I tried using datasocket VIs but I was unsuccessful, it seems that as soon as I put the query part of the url, I am not able to read (timeout occur).

I think there might be another way to do it using .NET "httprequest" and "httpresponse" classes but again I was not successful. 

I am really new to this, thanks for your help.

[tbd]

Hi Ben,

      Try adding "[text]" to the end of the URL that you're supplying to the "Datasocket Open (Read)".  In your case: http://finance.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv?s=BBD-A.TO&d=t&f=sl1d1t1c1ohgvj1pp2wern[text]

Also, Jeremy L posted a GetHTMLSourceString.vi.

Cheers.

Message Edited by tbd on 01-07-2007 12:08 AM

[BigBen]

You were right, [text] solved the problem.

Thanks a lot for your help !

[tbd]

Thank YOU - I appreciate the stars!