Thanks. The description/tutorial I just read about it seems to confirm that. -stu
--- Toby Stuart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > WWW::Mechanize will do most if not all of what you > need. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Stuart White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 8:06 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: lexis nexis search module or script? > > > > > > I need to search a web database that has several > > databases within it, and has to be searched on > about > > 50 terms. The process goes something like this: > > > > 1: go to website > > 2: login > > 3: enter second login > > 4: click on link that shows databases > > 5: click on one database link > > 6: enter search term > > 7: if results are more than 100, click on FOCUS > link > > and go to original search box. > > 8: add or subtract proscribed keywords > > 9: click Search > > 10: if results less than 15, click on each result > link > > ll: grab each individual result page > > 12: dump data within MSWord document > > 13: else collect listed results > > 14: dump results into MSWord document > > > > Manually, i wouldn't dump the results, I would > just > > examine them and print the applicable ones. Here, > I > > dump them because I can't figure out how to > manually > > get the search to only give me what I want, so I > > wouldn't leave that to a program. > > I certainly could do it manually, but was curious > if > > a) it had already been done and there was an > available > > tool, or b) something I could write that would be > > faster than searching manually. > > > > I checked cpan.org for Lexis or Lexis Nexis to no > > avail. Methinks that this process is similar to a > > Google search with the added bonus of a login, so > it > > might be that the LWP module would have what I > need. > > The point is, I don't know, and would be very > grateful > > if someone could tell me if a) this sort of module > or > > script exists and is freely available, and/or b) > > writing a program like this is not terribly > difficult > > for a novice. I can't really show you the website > as > > it's password protected, but hopefully that > > description is enough. > > I'm sure that this would be a program that is over > my > > head right now, which is why I'm hoping that there > is > > something out there that I could adapt for my own > use. > > Any suggestions? Thanks, -stu > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <http://learn.perl.org/> > <http://learn.perl.org/first-response> > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam http://mail.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
