I Need Your Help Guys:

I'm very sorry to have to ask this here, but I know that there are very good programmers, that could answer this in a second.

Ok I need a Program/VB/Script/Macro I don't know what you'd call it, that does this:

Every 5 minutes, open a web browser and search for a specific

(unchanging) term.

Then save all webpages (there will only be 2 or 3) it finds (full HTML+images

save), without duplication.

I.e. don't save the same thing twice so the HD doesn't fill up in 80 minutes.

How would I do this? I tried Unisys automation but that only allowed me to save what I could see, but in my case I don't know what webpages there will be day to day.

I run XP, non-Sp1.

Thanks guys,

~TD

#104699

Sorry i can't help, i'm not very good with programming, but i have to ask. Why do you need a script like that?

#104720

It's necessary, come on guys there must be someone with an idea...

~TD

#105282

You could search at http://planetsourcecode.com for something like that.

I wouldn't know how to save the page.

#105290

Whilst I could put something like that together, it'd be a little complicated (if done properly), and I really don't have the time at the moment, I'm afraid >.<

The fastest way would be using .Net and making HTTP calls to get the data, and then streaming the files to the HDD as appropriate.

#105307

But he also wants all images, so you need to tokenize the text and search for src="". Maybe a regex should be easier for this.

Anyhoo, I prolly can do it (Delphi :6 ) but I want to get paid :canadian:

#105323

Originally posted by AndreasV@Jan 26 2004, 04:51 PM

But he also wants all images, so you need to tokenize the text and search for src="". Maybe a regex should be easier for this.

Anyhoo, I prolly can do it (Delphi  :6 ) but I want to get payed  :canadian:

I know he wants the images - it's still fairly simple, though

As for getting paid, that would be nice, but even then, I wouldn't have time (unless it were really worth my while)...

#105331

I was just kiddin' about the getting-paid-part

Yeah, but I was thinking of external javascripts, css-sheets etc... I don't know if that is done by src="../../unavailable.html". But you are right, it won't be too difficult. Maybe it can even be done by creating an instance of InternetExplorer COM interface and browse to the websites and retrieve the files from the temp. i-net folder. But I guess using sockets will be faster and easier

BTW, just curious, what do you need this for, Three Drives?

#105348

It has to do with my damn compulsory military service, I need this to stay one step infront of the regiment.

So there is no simple way to do it?

I.e. Just have a task that searches google every 5 minutes and saves all pages it finds?

~TD

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