Hi, I am wondering if anyone can give me advice on how to set up scripting to access the web.
What I am trying to accomplish is to run a speedtest at a specific time every day. The data that I have collected over many months has been at random times whenever I felt like it. Can I automate this? I am using http://www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk/ , running the test three times, and downloading a csv file from the history tab, which I incorporate into my Excel file on speedtest results. First step, figure out how to use a script to run a browser to access this page. 2. How to start the test. 3. Do I need a wait in there? 4. Repeat three times. 5. Access the History tab 6. Download the .csv file and append it to my Excel file. 7. fit it into cron. I have done simple scripting in the past but nothing this advanced. The book on unix with a chapter on scripting that I pulled off the shelf is dated 2000, so not much use. Thanks for any guidance. Peter M. -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tuesday 2009-09-01 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
