Re: [DUG]: HTML client

2000-09-25 Thread Nello Sestini
Steve >http://www.delphi3000.com/article.asp?ID=1245 > > > >It may be what you are after > well sort of. it's the right framework for handling a chunk of stuff from a server, doing something to it and passing it back out. but the actual parsing details - like say finding a table and taking

Re: [DUG]: HTML client

2000-09-25 Thread Nello Sestini
> >data available as XML. > > > lol.dare to dream > slashdot.org does. "A major NZ publishing house" does, but you have to pay for it (ie, you buy a feed from them) - thats how a lot of NZ sites get their news - XML feed :) After you said this I went looking and I found one that you DON'T

Re: [DUG]: HTML client

2000-09-24 Thread Steve Peacocke
On Mon, 25 Sep 2000 07:46:20 +0700 "Nello Sestini" wrote: > But - what I was hoping to find was something with the > machinery for parsing the "raw" HTML responses that the > filter intercepts from the server.I can tweak them > however I like - but I have to take the raw HTML apart > m

RE: [DUG]: HTML client

2000-09-24 Thread Nic Wise
> >Better yet would be if the web-site you are trawling the data > from made the > >data available as XML. > > > lol.dare to dream > slashdot.org does. "A major NZ publishing house" does, but you have to pay for it (ie, you buy a feed from them) - thats how a lot of NZ sites get their news -

Re: [DUG]: HTML client

2000-09-24 Thread Nello Sestini
Wilfred, >If it was well-formed HTML, you could use an XML parser. The MS XML DOM >also has an easy-to-use component to do HTTP gets and posts. wow - this is exactly the sort of thing I was looking for. not sure yet if I can rely on well-formed HTML.And that would be a problem but this th

RE: [DUG]: HTML client

2000-09-24 Thread Wilfred Verkley
PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 25, 2000 12:46 PM To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Subject: Re: [DUG]: HTML client > Build an ISAPI filter (look it up in Delphi docs). > 'Tis precisely what they're designed for ... Thanks - I have looked at this actually - and you&#x

Re: [DUG]: HTML client

2000-09-24 Thread Nello Sestini
> Build an ISAPI filter (look it up in Delphi docs). > 'Tis precisely what they're designed for ... Thanks - I have looked at this actually - and you're right it is the "hook" in the right place. But - what I was hoping to find was something with the machinery for parsing the "raw" HTML respon

RE: [DUG]: HTML client

2000-09-24 Thread Cory Shanks
Build an ISAPI filter (look it up in Delphi docs). 'Tis precisely what they're designed for ... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Nello Sestini Sent: Monday, 18 September 2000 17:50 To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Subject: [DUG]: HTM