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Dapper: The Data Mapper

Dapper: The Data Mapper

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I need to automate/scrape data from IE I've got a task that is just screaming for automation. Every week, I have to get a number for each of 36 entities for some metrics I do and that basically consists of counting the 'Y's in a certain column in a table on a company web page. Each entity requires picking a value in a dropdown, refreshing the page, and counting 'Y's. It's a slow, cumbersome, tedious, and vulnerable to error process. What I'd love is to point perl at the site and get back the numbers quickly and cleanly.

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Automated Data extraction/Web scraping Services Web scraping or data extraction is also referred to as “crawling” or ”web scraping”. Web scraping is the process of pulling information or content from disparate websites and organising this data to your requirements, whether it be in a form that allows it to be displayed on a website or used for offline purposes. ..Automated Data Collection.. Some clients need to collect data on a scheduled basis or on-demand.

Java - Writing a Web Page Scraper or Web Data Extraction Tool By admin on Jan 6, 2008 in Java, Programming Download Source Code In my previous article I wrote about Web-Harvest which is an open source software that can be used for web data scraping, here I am going to show you a real-life example of using it to scrap data from this web site. To write a web data scrapping tool, normally the web pages must be structural.

Development of an automated climatic data scraping, filtering and display system 10.1016/j.compag.2009.12.006 : Computers and Electronics in Agriculture Abstract One of the many challenges facing scientists who conduct simulation and analysis of biological systems is the ability to dynamically access spatially referenced climatic, soil and cropland data. Over the past several years, we have developed an Integrated Agricultural Information and Management System (iAIMS), which consists of foundation class climatic, soil and cropland databases.

Automated Form Submissions and Data Scraping - MySQL Hello Everyone! I'm working on a project that should help me to automate some processes that are extremely time dependent, with a mySQL database. I'm presently working with 2 developers on this project on a contract basis to complete the job. I'm finding my developer hesitant to come up with a solution on how to possibly implement what I'm requesting be done. Data Extraction Data Extraction and Web Scraping A key activity in web automation is the extraction of data from websites, also known as web scraping or screen scraping. Whether it is price lists, stock information, financial data or any other type of data, iMacros can extract this data for you and either re-use the data or store it in a file or database. iMacros can write extracted data to standard text files, including the comma separated value (.csv) format, readable by spreadsheet processing packages.

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