C# how to open browser using a url and save the loaded page

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Is there any way in C# to open a browser using a link and save the loaded html page ?? Actually i don't want to inform server that i am using any software or script .

Actually I want data from this link : http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rt=nc&item=120840650200&si=a8iGAIchyvEbn7KveYFZ5QbEE7o%3D&print=all&category=10363 if I try to download the page using webclient it send me another page not the original one. when i load the previous url in a browser it is redirected to this link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rt=nc&item=120840650200&si=a8iGAIchyvEbn7KveYFZ5QbEE7o%3D&print=all&category=10363 which is the original page I want to download

so I just wanted to open the browser using the url and save the loaded page. Thanks in advance

Joel Coehoorn · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-12 18:11:11Z

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Do you really need to open the browser, or is just (inconspicuously) retrieving the file enough? If so, you can use System.Net.Webclient or System.Net.HttpWebRequest/HttpWebResponse. The former option is much easier, but the latter will allow you to set your own user-agent string to one that would match that of common web browsers.

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vcsjones Over a year ago

You could just use the Headers property on WebClient and add the user-agent that way rather than defer to HttpWebRequest.

George Johnston · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-12 18:11:40Z

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Straight from MSDN

WebClient client = new WebClient();
Byte[] pageData = client.DownloadData("http://www.contoso.com");
string pageHtml = Encoding.ASCII.GetString(pageData);
Console.WriteLine(pageHtml);

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