Browser Control in .NET 2.0 - HELP!!

The WebBrowser control does not directly expose the entire DOM interface, but you can still accomplish what you want.

It seems it would be better if you give your input element an "id" attribute and use GetElementById to find it.

Perhaps the easiest way is to use the interfaces presented by the WebBrowser control:

Dim value As String = Browser.Document.GetElementById("element_id").GetAttribute("value")
Browser.Document.GetElementById("element_id").SetAttribute("value", "new value")

You can also access the unmanaged DOM interface, which thanks to late binding in VB is quite easy:

Dim value As String = Browser.Document.GetElementById("element_id").DomElement.value
Browser.Document.GetElementById("element_id").DomElement.value = "new_value"

If you want to keep using GetElementsByName (for instance if you don't have control over the HTML you're accessing) you'll have to switch to the unmanaged DOM interface at the document level:

Dim value As String = Browser.Document.DomDocument.getElementsByName("element_name")(0).value
Browser.Document.DomDocument.getElementsByName("element_name")(0).value = "new value"