Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 16:07:30 -0400 From: "jason" <jasonc@concentric.net> To: <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: script to pull data from web tables Message-ID: <000701c0d01e$dbc6a980$89941bd8@speakeasy.net>
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Maybe some of you scripting gurus can help me get started on this. I was wondering if there was an easy way to write a script or some other method to pull setiathome data from a setiathome team statistics web site (or any website based table) and import it into a mysql or any other database where I can generate my own more detailed statistics. I am interested in getting daily snapshots so I can chart progress and performance on a daily basis. Currently I have an ms spreadsheet I update manually and then I have to manually move the output data into a static web site for others to view. I would like to automate as much of this as possible. So first off is data collection. I think I have a good handle on how to deal with data calculation. If you just have a link to a place where I can get a "for dummies" like guide to scripting that would actually be more helpful as I would like to learn more about this stuff and the possibilities that may exist. The more I can get BSD to do automatically the less manual work I have to do on Win98 boxes. Maybe someday I can get to the point of having only one Win98 box here just for games and have all the real work running on BSD. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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