screen-scraper automates:
Copying text from a web page
Clicking links
Entering data into forms and submitting
Iterating through search result pages
Downloading files (PDF, MS Word, images, etc.)
Common uses:
Download all products from a website to a spreadsheet
Build a shopping comparison site
Perform market research
Integrate or migrate data
Technical:
Graphical interface--easy automation
Cross platform (Linux, Mac, Windows, etc.)
Integrates with most programming languages (Java, PHP, .NET, ASP, Ruby, etc.)
Runs on workstations or servers
Saves data to database, CSV, XML, etc.
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