Recent content by Mr Salt

Well, this is my 15th post... So I'm off to the races. LOL

OK, I have to take a big step back here... Cause I'm in over my head, at the moment. First off, irobot is being run from my desktop. I'm just learning. There is nothing server side. Secondly, I'm really not well versed at all in SQL, or any programming language. We're gonna have to take...

So I am using irobot to scrape a website. Right now, it's just an experiment, (for learning) and I'm struggling to understand some key things. #1 - I am scraping tables. I want to put this data into a database. But I wonder what to use as a key identifier? Especially if say, there are...

I am a total noob. I've worked 9-5 far too long, and need some new skills. Would like to be a Sith apprentice. I will not give you sexual favors, but I'll give you my attention, and pass on whatever knowledge I acquire, in due time. Thank you.

Hello. I'm a total newbie, not a very good coder... I have a test file that I am creating, to familiarize myself with the functionality of the software. However, I have hit a snag. And my forum registration has not gone through yet. So here is my issue: I have 2 types of table data to...

Nevermind that last question. The "irobot" scraper that W130SN provided a link to, seems to be the ticket. It has a macro recorder, and it works pretty well for my simple task. I will use this as my starting point, and follow where my education leads. Thank you everyone for your input. Very...

That's not a bad idea. Can it be done with VB framework? I'm still triggering the alerts when posting... There should be a [.] and a [net] in there...

Wow, thanks for the reading material, W130SN. That's what I'm talking about. I will scour it thoroughly. Great to know their are still some friendlies out there.

I'm not a cheapo, I would love to hire someone. Problem is, I'm flat broke, and trying to work my way into something from, literally, nothing. Hoping to find a very simple solution. I already know where I want to get my data from, and I already know what I want to do with it. Problem is, I...

Several of you have tried to send me PM, but I don't have the ability to send them back, at the moment. If you want to get ahold of me, send me your info in a PM. I don't have enough question to "fluff" my minimum post count, at the moment.

Hey, guys... Thanks a lot for your replies. I will definitely explore this angle. "Scraping is a lot of fun", he said... That's funny.

To the person who sent me a PM... I cannot PM before I reach 15 posts. Feel free to send me another PM with an alternate means of contacting you. Thanks!

Still looking for a good solution for this. There must be a way to do what I'm asking without re-inventing the wheel? Thank you.

So let me go out on a limb and ask, are there any bots out there that are pre-made, and customizable? (preferably free) This is an experimental site, and I'm not ready to go all in and invest tons of $ just yet... Thank you for your reply.

Hello, and thanks in advance for fielding my questions. This may come across as naive, and for that, I apologize. I have a good idea of what I want to do, but don't quite know how to get there. I am not a programmer, so that's the foreword. Basically, I have a new site design that I want to...