Open browser, go to website and copy all

USAMax

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Does anyone have a basic routine to open a web browser, go to the web site and copy all of the information?

I have four sites that are always being updated and I need to check information against the lists on these sites.

This is what I have found and modified but does not work:

Rich (BB code):
Dim objIExplorer As InternetExplorer
Public Sub Main()
    'Reference set for: 'Microsoft Internet Controls'
    
    Set objIExplorer = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
    
    'Disable pop-up messages
    objIExplorer.Silent = True
    
    objIExplorer.Navigate "www.google.com"
    Do While objIExplorer.Busy Or Not objIExplorer.ReadyState = 4: DoEvents: Loop
    'objIExplorer.Document.getElementById("q").Value = "Hi"      'Set the value in the Inputbox
    SendKeys "^a"                                           'Select all
    SendKeys "^c"                                           'Copy
    SendKeys "%{F4}", True                            'Exit without saving

    
End Sub

Right from the beginning I get a, "Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications" error that reads: Compile error: User-defined type not defined

After clicking OK it highlights, "objIExplorer As InternetExplorer" on the first line of the code.

I have:
Excel 2010
Windows 8
Internet Explorer 11 (Version: 11.0.9600.16521) I need this to work on as many versions of Internet Explorer as possible.
 

Excel Facts

How can you automate Excel?
Press Alt+F11 from Windows Excel to open the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) editor.
I haven't looked at your code, but from the error you describe it may be that you have not set references to:
Microsoft HTML Object Library and
Microsoft Internet Controls.

To set them open the VBE>Tools>References and check the box for each, then run the code.
 
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I found a way to do it but I have to find an easy way to remove all Hyperlinks before refreshing the page.

Code:
Sub Test(cSite as string)
Dim Browser As Object
    Const cc As Integer = 1                                 'Current Column
    cr = 1                                                  'Current Row
    
    Set Browser = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
    link = cSite
    Browser.navigate (link)
    Browser.Visible = True
    Application.Wait Now + TimeValue("00:00:03")
    SendKeys "^a"                                           ‘Select all
    SendKeys "^c"                                           'Copy
    Application.Wait Now + TimeValue("00:00:01")
    SendKeys "%{F4}", True                                  'Exit without saving
    Windows(ActiveWorkbook.Name).Activate
    
    ActiveSheet.Paste
    Call delpics
    
End Sub

Function delpics()
'TO DELETE ALL PICTURES IN WORKSHEET
    For Each Pic In ActiveSheet.Pictures
        Pic.Delete
    Next Pic
End Function
 
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