how to make a loop wait

[mourgent]

I am writting a program that opens up a website, and then is supposed to wait say...2 minutes for the user to look at the website, then to automatically go to a new website. Now I have a few questions...

To open IE i am using the command:

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("http://www.yahoo.com")

Is there a better way to do that.

Also, what is the syntax to use to make the program wait...say... 120 seconds after going to that site before executing the next command.

Finally, I found that command via a google search. If i use the same command with a different address, will it open a new window or use the current one. I need it to keep the SAME window open and just change the URL. How would I go about doing that?

Any advice is appreciated.

Its kind of like an auto surfer that would give someone a tour of the basic sites on the net that everyone should know, like search engines, etc. Thats what Im going for. Any advice would be appreciated.


Thanks,
Weston

 

[dynamic_sysop]

if you add a reference to " Microsoft Internet Controls " ( through project , add reference , COM ) then you can do this ...

    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim thrd As New Threading.Thread(AddressOf LoadIE)
        thrd.Start()
    End Sub

    Private Sub LoadIE()
        Dim urls As String() = {"http://google.com", "http://yahoo.com", "http://msn.com"}
        Dim objIe As Object = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
        Dim ie As SHDocVw.InternetExplorer = DirectCast(objIe, SHDocVw.InternetExplorer)
        Dim x As Integer

        With ie
            .Height = 500
            .Width = 500
            .ToolBar = 0
            .Visible = True
        End With

        For x = 0 To 2
            ie.Navigate(urls(x))
            Threading.Thread.Sleep(5000) /// that was 5 seconds , but youd increase the time to your needs.
        Next
        ie = Nothing
    End Sub