Dim sBuffer As String
        Dim sURL As String = _
          "http://xml.weather.yahoo.com/forecastrss?p=GMXX0004&u=c "
 
        ' WebRequest
        Dim oRequest As WebRequest = WebRequest.Create(sURL)
 
        ' GET-Methode (wir wollen etwas abholen :-)
        oRequest.Method = "GET"
 
        ' Antwort auf unsere Anfrage abholen
        Dim oResponse As WebResponse = oRequest.GetResponse()
 
        ' Datenstrom auslesen
        Dim oStream As New StreamReader(oResponse.GetResponseStream())
        sBuffer = oStream.ReadToEnd()
        oStream.Close()
 
        ' Beenden
        oResponse.Close()
 
        MsgBox(sBuffer)