An automation controller, such as Microsoft Visual Basic, can automate Microsoft Internet Explorer to send data by using the POST method to an HTTP server (such as Microsoft Internet Information Services [IIS]). This article explains how to automate Internet Explorer to perform a POST of form data from a Visual Basic .NET application. Although the examples illustrate automation of the whole Internet Explorer application, the same techniques can be applied to the Web Browser ActiveX control when it is hosted in an application.
