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After 1 month of intense testing and debugging,Mcky's Web Extrator is out.

This script extracts http,ftp,https,news,e-mail and file:/// internet links from

text and local HTML documents(file type can be customized). Not only that,it can do batch processing;that is extract links from all text and HTML files

inside a folder. It saves the links to a HTML file which you can customize its appearance easily using the configuration file,WECFG.INI. See the TODO list way down below.

Direct from the help file:

;The first and only links extraction program to saves the links to a HTML file complete with formatting of text and background.

;Extract http,https,news,ftp,e-mail and file links and saves them to a specified HTML file

;Does not mess up the registry. It only keep settings in the configuration file,WECFG.INI which you edit it easily.

;In just a few clicks,you can make a HTML links file from the file you extract the links from.

;Easy to use wizard-like interface,suitable for any user beginner or advanced to use the program

;Supports extraction of an infinite number of links;no limit,just be patient

;Supports folder processing;extract links from all text and HTML files inside a folder

;Supports custom link extraction type,example:gopher,res,aol,etc.

;Supports custom file filter type. Extract links from file type other than HTML and text.(Applies to single file operation)

;Extract links from text and HTML files,removes white spaces and other unnecessary characters including "&quot" and "&nbsp".(See FAQ if links doesn't work.)

;Supports "BaseURL" setting,extract only the base URL of the link,stripping all other unnecessary characters.

;Resulted HTML page can be fully customized in the configuration file,WECFG.INI

;Resulted HTML file can be imported into any HTML editor/WYSIWYG HTML editor for further customization. The resultant HTML page's code is clean and easy to understand.

;Gives clear detailed report at end of processing;can save the report to a log file

;ESC stops the program immediately,even while processing data.

;Nicely layout HTML-based help file

Right click on the link and select "Save Target As":

Download the script,zipped!

Take a look at the demo folder on how the links are stored.

Please post your comments!!

TODO List:

Improve processing speed

Folder recursing(extract files in a folder within a folder)

GUI

Cleaner,leaner,easier to understand code

Remove duplicate links

Link alphabet sorting

Edited by Mcky
My website: (Lots of AutoIt compiled programs+GameMaker games)http://mcky.sitesled.comMy AutoIt projects:Mcky's CalEntry - Calendar schedulingMcky's Web Extractor - Web page links extractorMcky's Appkey- Powerful Hotkey-listing tool[quote]I wish I was never born. I am just a lonely soul in this world... :([/quote]
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Has everyone here gone batty? The message SlimShady got is EXACTLY why Mcky put in instructions like

Right click on the link and select "Save Target As":

(kinda duh...) Edited by this-is-me
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Has everyone here gone batty? The message SlimShady got is EXACTLY why Mcky put in instructions

That's what I did; but when I try to open the 10.7 KB zip file, it appears corrupted....

EDIT: See this post if Lycos webhosting doesn't suffice

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In internet explorer,right click on the link.

Select "Save Target As". Then you can save the zip file.(85KB)

This is tripod's remote loading service limitation.

My website: (Lots of AutoIt compiled programs+GameMaker games)http://mcky.sitesled.comMy AutoIt projects:Mcky's CalEntry - Calendar schedulingMcky's Web Extractor - Web page links extractorMcky's Appkey- Powerful Hotkey-listing tool[quote]I wish I was never born. I am just a lonely soul in this world... :([/quote]
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Tip: Clear your IE cache and download again.

Looks to somehow be a issue with Firefox, I tried from IE and it downloaded the proper zip file.

I suggest the "IE View" Extension for Firefox for such situations.

"I'm not even supposed to be here today!" -Dante (Hicks)

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Looks to somehow be a issue with Firefox, I tried from IE and it downloaded the proper zip file.

Worked for me under Firefox. I click it, the link opens in a new window, and it asks me where I want to save my zip...

Using Firefox 0.9.2

[font="Optima"]"Standing in the rain, twisted and insane, we are holding onto nothing.Feeling every breath, holding no regrets, we're still looking out for something."[/font]Note: my projects are off-line until I can spend more time to make them compatable with syntax changes.

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Well,post some comments on the script.

I will continue improving Web Extractor if i got enough comments,suggestions,bug reports. Thanks in advance!

Btw,if you want to extract only the base link,open the configuration file,WECFG.INI,edit BaseURL=1

Also,try this:

Open the script,choose to extract links from an internet webpage. Enter the address:

http://www.mnsi.net/~jhlavac/nps/

It will extract over 400 links in 4-6 seconds.

New download location(For people who can't download it from tripod server)

http://www.autoitscript.com/fileman/users/public/Mcky/webext_src.zip

Edited by Mcky
My website: (Lots of AutoIt compiled programs+GameMaker games)http://mcky.sitesled.comMy AutoIt projects:Mcky's CalEntry - Calendar schedulingMcky's Web Extractor - Web page links extractorMcky's Appkey- Powerful Hotkey-listing tool[quote]I wish I was never born. I am just a lonely soul in this world... :([/quote]
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comments on the actual script is appreciable. Btw,the new new download link is at:

http://www.autoitscript.com/fileman/users/public/Mcky/webext_src.zip

My website: (Lots of AutoIt compiled programs+GameMaker games)http://mcky.sitesled.comMy AutoIt projects:Mcky's CalEntry - Calendar schedulingMcky's Web Extractor - Web page links extractorMcky's Appkey- Powerful Hotkey-listing tool[quote]I wish I was never born. I am just a lonely soul in this world... :([/quote]
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comments on the actual script is appreciable. Btw,the new new download link is at:

http://www.autoitscript.com/fileman/users/public/Mcky/webext_src.zip

ok, here's one... I'm not sure exactly what I'd use this for, what kinds of pages would you parse with it to make the output valuable to you? I thought about news pages, but without the surrounding context, the links are fairly useless...

educate me :ph34r:

"I'm not even supposed to be here today!" -Dante (Hicks)

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  • 11 months later...

Hi!

At me it does only etract one link per file line.

Please fix that.

btw. is it possible to generate a plain text file with the links in it?

peehtebee

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Nice. Yea you do need fix the not being able to extract multiple links in 1 line of code. I used this code and cut it down alot and used it to extract Myspace Usernames/IDs...Then make an auto-friend adder. I did the same for a few multiple sites. You should have two filters for the "custom filters" one for the start, one for the end.

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