i'm new to VB but learning, and for a small project of mine i want to open telnet and preform an operation, i want to open telnet and use the text in a input form i would create in VB. I want to run telnet once i click the submit button. So I would have a basic layout, with a Input form where i can put a domain in e.g. Internet.co.uk Then i would click submit then i want the program to connect to telnet then connect to dac.nic.uk 2043 and input the domain in i typed before into telnet i've posted this in another thread, but that has alot more functions (which i can add later) what code will i need to connect to telnet? would this be more suitable in a batch program?