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  • jkwok
    New Member
    • Feb 2008
    • 32
    #1

    Import data from webpage

    Hi,

    I have a webpage, which I have no control over, that is basically just a table full of data. I've looked at the source code and the imformation I would like to important isn't named in any way, shape or form. It's not valid xhtml either, as the code is riddled with style tags.

    Example:
    Code:
    <td><b>Last Name: </b>DOE<BR><b>First Name: </b>JOHN<br><b>Start Date and Time: </b>JUN 27,2008&nbsp;13:30:00&nbsp;</td>
    I would like to be able to make a VB application that would be able to import some of the data so I can make a report. Is there anyway I would be able to do this? In particular, this is like an employee sign-in log... so each employee should have an entry each day. I would like to be able to determine when an employee hasn't logged in, using their name and 'start date and time' attribute.

    Any ideas or tutorials I can reference would be greatly appreciated!
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    • kenobewan
      Recognized Expert Specialist
      • Dec 2006
      • 4871
      #2
      If you have no control I assume that you have no permissions. An easier way would be to query the database directly, if you have permission...

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        • jkwok
          New Member
          • Feb 2008
          • 32
          #3
          Hi,

          Yes you're right. I have no database access permissions at this time which makes this little project all the more difficult. Is there any way I can do this without database access?

          Thanks again,
          Jason

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