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screen scraping question

niv
Hello,

I would like to screen scrape certain parts of a
webpage...how can I do this in asp.net
For instance.... a stockticker thats embeded on a
webpage.. I dont want the entire page.. I would like just
the stock ticker...

Thanks for your help,

niv
Nov 18 '05 #1
1 1539
Here's a place to start:

..NET Screen Scraping in depth

http://aspalliance.com/articleViewer.aspx?aId=236&pId=1

"niv" wrote:
Hello,

I would like to screen scrape certain parts of a
webpage...how can I do this in asp.net
For instance.... a stockticker thats embeded on a
webpage.. I dont want the entire page.. I would like just
the stock ticker...

Thanks for your help,

niv

Nov 18 '05 #2

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