Document Visual Web Ripper.
| Home | |||||
| Introduction | |||||
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Installation | ||||
| Requirements | |||||
| Visual Web Ripper Folders | |||||
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Upgrading Visual Web Ripper | ||||
| Upgrading From a Version Prior to 2.77 | |||||
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Troubleshooting | ||||
| GUI Does Not Render Correctly | |||||
| Error Using API on 64-bit Windows | |||||
| Never-Ending Page Loads | |||||
| Saving to Excel Generates XML File | |||||
| Incorrect Encoding for Non-English Languages | |||||
| Data Extraction Stops Prematurely | |||||
| Software Crashes When Running a Project | |||||
| Out of Memory When Running a Project | |||||
| Error exporting data to a database | |||||
| Error creating internal database | |||||
| Scheduler Fails to Run Project | |||||
| All Data is Not Extracted | |||||
| Certificate Security Dialog | |||||
| WMI Error When Activating Software | |||||
| Known Issues | |||||
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Quick Start | ||||
| Understanding the Concept | |||||
| The User Interface | |||||
| Your First Data Extraction Project | |||||
| Data Extraction Example | |||||
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Data Extraction Projects | ||||
| Projects, Templates and Content | |||||
| Project Options | |||||
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Template Types | ||||
| PageArea | |||||
| Link | |||||
| LinkArea | |||||
| FormSubmit | |||||
| PageNavigation | |||||
| Redirect | |||||
| Selection | |||||
| Back | |||||
| RepeatParent | |||||
| Group | |||||
| Misc Template Options | |||||
| Template Actions | |||||
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Content Types | ||||
| Element | |||||
| FormField | |||||
| PageAttribute | |||||
| FixedValue | |||||
| Script | |||||
| Page Transformation | |||||
| Misc Content Options | |||||
| Alternative Content Selections | |||||
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Data Extraction Concepts | ||||
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Running a Project | ||||
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Backward Compatibility | ||||
| Agent Version 1 | |||||
| Extracting Content | |||||
| Navigating a Website | |||||
| Start URLs | |||||
| Pagination | |||||
| Submitting Web Forms | |||||
| Website Logins | |||||
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Incremental Web Scraping | ||||
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Backward Compatibility | ||||
| Agent Version 1 | |||||
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Anonymous Web Scraping | ||||
| Using Proxy Servers | |||||
| Emulating a Human Web User | |||||
| Extracting Data from Non-HTML Documents | |||||
| Error Handling | |||||
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Using an Input Data Source | ||||
| Feeding Start URLs | |||||
| Web Form Input Values | |||||
| FixedValue Content | |||||
| Script Input Values | |||||
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Selection Techniques | ||||
| The Selection XPath | |||||
| Optimizing the XPath | |||||
| Editing the XPath Manually | |||||
| Using the Tree View | |||||
| Creating Lists | |||||
| Using Filters | |||||
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Extracted Data & Data Export | ||||
| Data Export Targets | |||||
| Downloading Images and Files | |||||
| Controlling Export Data Structures | |||||
| Character Encoding | |||||
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Backward Compatibility | ||||
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Agent Version 1 | ||||
| Data Output Formats - Backward Compatibility | |||||
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Writing to a Single Data Table - Backward Compatibility | ||||
| Data Denormalization - Backward Compatibility | |||||
| Writing to the Parent Table - Backward Compatibility | |||||
| Adding to Existing Data - Backward Compatibility | |||||
| Downloading Images and Files - Backward Compatibility | |||||
| Character Encoding - Backward Compatibility | |||||
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Data Extractor Agents | ||||
| WebBrowser Agent | |||||
| WebCrawler Agent | |||||
| CAPTCHA Protection | |||||
| Improving Performance & Reliability | |||||
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Scripting | ||||
| Script Utilities | |||||
| Export Script | |||||
| Content Transformation | |||||
| File Name Transformation | |||||
| Link Transformation | |||||
| Form Field Input Transformation | |||||
| Content Scripts | |||||
| Wait Scripts | |||||
| Page Transformation | |||||
| Project Initialization Scripts | |||||
| Custom XPath Functions | |||||
| XPath Transformation | |||||
| Condition Scripts | |||||
| Duplicate Scripts | |||||
| Input Data Script | |||||
| Using 3rd Party Assemblies | |||||
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Backward Compatibility | ||||
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Agent Version 1 | ||||
| Output Data Structures - Backward Compatibility | |||||
| Script Utilities - Backward Compatibility | |||||
| Post-Processing - Backward Compatibility | |||||
| Content Transformation - Backward Compatibility | |||||
| File Name Transformation - Backward Compatibility | |||||
| Link Transformation - Backward Compatibility | |||||
| Form Field Input Transformation - Backward Compatibility | |||||
| Content Scripts - Backward Compatibility | |||||
| Wait Scripts - Backward Compatibility | |||||
| Page Transformation - Backward Compatibility | |||||
| Project Initialization Scripts - Backward Compatibility | |||||
| Custom XPath Functions - Backward Compatibility | |||||
| XPath Transformation - Backward Compatibility | |||||
| Condition Scripts - Backward Compatibility | |||||
| Duplicate Scripts - Backward Compatibility | |||||
| Input Data Script - Backward Compatibility | |||||
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Dynamic Websites (JavaScript & AJAX) | ||||
| Advanced JavaScript Actions | |||||
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Using Input Parameters | ||||
| Setting the Destination Data Source | |||||
| FixedValue Content | |||||
| FormField Content | |||||
| Start URLs | |||||
| Scheduling | |||||
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Command-Line Utility | ||||
| Multiple Project Instances | |||||
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Programming Interface | ||||
| Using the API in Visual Studio | |||||
| Loading and Running a Project | |||||
| Manipulating a Project | |||||
| Working With Export Data | |||||
| Using the API from ASP.NET | |||||
| Project Owner Settings | |||||
| IE Emulation Mode | |||||
| Export Plugins | |||||
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Backward Compatibility | ||||
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Agent Version 1 | ||||
| Using the API in Visual Studio - Backward Compatibility | |||||
| Loading and Running a Project - Backward Compatibility | |||||
| Manipulating a Project - Backward Compatibility | |||||
| Working With Output Data - Backward Compatibility | |||||
| Project Owner Settings - Backward Compatibility | |||||
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Data Extraction Examples | ||||
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Web Form Examples | ||||
| Using a List of Input Values | |||||
| Cascading AJAX Drop-Down Menus | |||||
| Lists of Radio Buttons | |||||
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Backward Compatibility | ||||
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Agent Version 1 | ||||
| Using a List of Input Values - Backward Compatibility | |||||
| Cascading AJAX Drop-Down Menus - Backward Compatibility | |||||
| Lists of Radio Buttons - Backward Compatibility | |||||
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Incremental Web Scraping | ||||
| Extracting Data From a Forum | |||||
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Backward Compatibility | ||||
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Agent Version 1 | ||||
| Extracting Data From a Forum - Backward Compatibility | |||||
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Scripting | ||||
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Data Export | ||||
| Custom Export to SQL Server | |||||
| Custom Export to Oracle | |||||
| Custom Export to MySQL | |||||
| Condition Scripts | |||||
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Backward Compatibility | ||||
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Agent Version 1 | ||||
| Post-Processing - Backward Compatibility | |||||
| Condition Scripts - Backward Compatibility | |||||
| Custom XPath Functions - Backward Compatibility | |||||
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Dynamic Websites | ||||
| Mouseover Events | |||||
| Content Loading on Scroll | |||||
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Backward Compatibility | ||||
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Agent Version 1 | ||||
| Mouseover Events - Backward Compatibility | |||||
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Misc | ||||
| Yellow Pages | |||||
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Backward Compatibility | ||||
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Agent Version 1 | ||||
| Yellow Pages - Backward Compatibility | |||||