Partial Public Class MainPage
Inherits PhoneApplicationPage
Dim webClient As New System.Net.WebClient
Dim a As String
Dim b As String
Dim result As String = Nothing
' Constructor
Public Sub New()
    InitializeComponent()
End Sub

Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As System.Object, e As System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
    a = "USD"
    b = "GBP"
    webClient = New WebClient
    Dim result As String = webClient.DownloadStringAsync(New Uri("http://rate-exchange.appspot.com/currency?from=" + a + "&to=" + b) as String)
    TextBox1.Text = result
End Sub