On Mon, 24 Jun 2002 10:08:16 -0700, in cf-talk you wrote: >Is CF the wrong tools to use to build a spider program? I want to build a >program which goes out from a designated starting point and logs >information about the sites it comes across. In particular, I am looking to >find sites that have a specific tag on them.
>Is this something CF could do? Would using CFHTTP and Regex be an >inefficient way of doing this? Should I hire A C+ programmer?? > >If CF is suitable for this job, where would I start and are there any >resources available? Thanx! > >Brook Davies >maracasmedia inc. I almost didn't reply, but... no, cf isn't exactly the best choice to create a dedicated spider from, though you can do it. If you're running from windows what I would tend to suggest is to simply go ahead and prototype what you want in cf, then... I have a freeware/open-source COM called TCPClient that can do HTTP. The "tcp" c++ class that the COM uses is a general purpose bit of c++ code that I use in many different things. You could make a dedicated app based around it if you need to. --min ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
