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Is it possible to programatically save a certain image from a certain web page?

Dave Bootsma
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#1: Nov 13 '05
Is it possible to programatically save a certain image from a certain web
page?

I want to automatically get a specific graphic from a specific web page
programatically so I can automate the task. I know I can NAVIGATE to the
page with the MS web browser control, but at that point I am stumped as to
wether I can even save the page...

TIA



Stephen Lebans
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re: Is it possible to programatically save a certain image from a certain web page?


You're probably better off asking your question in one of the Visual
Basic NG's or if you search GoogleGroups you'll surely find some
relevant code examples.
Here's aprevious post of mine on this subject:

From: Stephen Lebans
(ForEmailGotoMy.WebSite.-WWWdotlebansdotcom@linvalid.com)
Subject: Re: Images on an Access Form


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Newsgroups: microsoft.public.access.formscoding
Date: 2004-05-23 19:58:06 PST


Hi Allen,
I have never worked in this area before so I just had a quick peak at
the issue tonight. You cannot place a URL in the Picture prop of a
standard Access Image control so it's either use the Hyperlink method
you outlined or some method to download the image to your local disk and
then load that image intot he Image control.

I placed the MS INternet Transfer control on an Access Form. I added a
CommandBUtton and an Image control.

Private Sub cmdDload_Click()
On Error GoTo Err_cmdDload_Click
Dim sUrl As String
sUrl = "http://www.lebans.com/images/Hillcrest%204x5grey.jpg"

Dim binarydata() As Byte

binarydata() = Me.ActiveXCtl1.OpenURL(sUrl, icByteArray)

Open "C:\TEMP\image.jpg" For Binary Access Write As #1
Put #1, , binarydata()
Close #1

Me.Image3.Picture = "C:\temp\Image.jpg"

Exit_cmdDload_Click:
Exit Sub

Err_cmdDload_Click:
MsgBox Err.Description
Resume Exit_cmdDload_Click

End Sub



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HTH
Stephen Lebans
http://www.lebans.com
Access Code, Tips and Tricks
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corey lawson
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re: Is it possible to programatically save a certain image from a certain web page?


Dave Bootsma wrote:
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> Is it possible to programatically save a certain image from a certain web
> page?
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> I want to automatically get a specific graphic from a specific web page
> programatically so I can automate the task. I know I can NAVIGATE to the
> page with the MS web browser control, but at that point I am stumped as to
> wether I can even save the page...
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> TIA
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Hmm... google for a Windows version of 'wget'. Use this to slurp the
webpage(s) into a folder, and then walk the directory tree from there.

I think you can do some pretty selective filtering with wget, such as
getting only images, etc.

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