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Getting content of a scrapeable file

I want to call scrapeableFile.extractData( String text, String name ) where text is the HTML and name is a particular extractor pattern. So I want the HTML content of a particular scrapeable file to pass as the text parameter.

I don't want to scrape this file by session.scrapeFile( String scrapeableFileIdentifier ) because that would invoke the extractor patterns I have created in the GUI in a sequence I don't want thus the reason I'm using a script (to control when each extractor pattern runs).

So how do I get the HTML content of a particular scrapeable file in a script :?:
Thanks in advance!

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speedster on 10/12/2007 at 12:29 pm

Getting content of a scrapeable file

speedster,

Happy you found your way. Sometimes the solution is a few steps further than you thought.

We're open to suggestions for features or upgrades. You're welcome to post on over at the [url=http://screen-scraper.com/forum/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=2]screen-scraper suggestions[/url] forum.

-Scott

 swilsonmc on 10/15/2007 at 8:34 pm

Getting content of a scrapeable file

Oh, ok.

I was familiar with that method but it only returns the HTML of the CURRENT scrapeable file. In my case I wanted the HTML of a scrapeable file that is not necessarily the one currently being scraped.

Checking the "This extractor pattern will be invoked manually from a script" checkbox for certain extractor patterns, then scraping a particular scrapeable file (with session.scrapeFile function), and finally running a particular extractor pattern for that scrapeable file will do the trick in my case.8)

Thanks.

 speedster on 10/15/2007 at 2:03 pm

Getting content of a scrapeable file

speedster,

Will this method provide you with what you're looking for?

http://www.screen-scraper.com/support/docs/api_documentation.php#getContentAsString

Thanks,
Scott

 swilsonmc on 10/15/2007 at 10:36 am

Getting content of a scrapeable file

Ok, so once I check this, the extractor pattern will not be invoked in sequence?

Also, while this feature is usefull (thanks for pointing it out), I still would like to know how I can pass the HTML of a particular scrapeable file into the extractData function.

 speedster on 10/15/2007 at 8:26 am

Getting content of a scrapeable file

speedster,

For that particular extractor pattern, try checking the box under the Advanced tab that says, "This extractor pattern will be invoked manually from a script".

See is that works.

Thanks,
Scott

 swilsonmc on 10/12/2007 at 6:04 pm