PageScrape

A command line utility, which can be used to automatically retrieve (Screen Scrape, Web-Clip) specified data from a given target Web Page.

Example - Web Scrape a Stock Quote

pscrape -i -u"moneycentral.msn.com/scripts/webquote.dll?iPage=lqd&Symbol=MSFT" -e"real-time quotes.*(\d+\.\d+)<". This example can might look a bit daunting ...

Screen Scrape the Current Temperature in Barcelona

To get the Temperature in Barcelona. Let's get query AOL for the current temperature in Barcelona. On investigation with a browser we find that the ...

Web Scrape the Dollar / Euro Exchange Rate

To get the Euro / US Dollar Exchange Rate. The web page http://www.x-rates.com has a conversion table which contains some of the main currencies. ...

Web Scrape Google's Spelling Suggestion

To get Google to suggest an alternative spelling. Google is everybody's friend, lately I have even been using it to help me with my spelling! ...

Using PageScrape From VBScript

Calling PageScrape from VBScript using the Windows Script Host. In this example we create a little VB Script to get a brief synopsis of the weather in ...

Using PageScrape From C++

Calling PageScrape from C++. The easiest way to use PageScrape from C++ (or C) is to use popen(), or as it's called in Microsoft's C runtime library ...

Example - Screenscraping Words From a Thesaurus

To Screenscrape Words from a Thesaurus. If you read the example called Get Google to Suggest Correct Spelling you would know that 'Thesaurus' is a very ...

Screen Scrape the Wind Speed in Auxerre

To get the current Wind Speed in Auxerre. Auxerre is a nice town in Burgundy with a medieval bit plus Cathedral, and apparently, at least one wind speed ...

Using PageScrape From Perl

Calling PageScrape from Perl. Perl is amazing, most everyday things that other languages normally have you jumping through fiery hoops to achieve can most ...