I need to search a web database that has several databases within it, and has to be searched on about 50 terms. The process goes something like this:
1: go to website 2: login 3: enter second login 4: click on link that shows databases 5: click on one database link 6: enter search term 7: if results are more than 100, click on FOCUS link and go to original search box. 8: add or subtract proscribed keywords 9: click Search 10: if results less than 15, click on each result link ll: grab each individual result page 12: dump data within MSWord document 13: else collect listed results 14: dump results into MSWord document Manually, i wouldn't dump the results, I would just examine them and print the applicable ones. Here, I dump them because I can't figure out how to manually get the search to only give me what I want, so I wouldn't leave that to a program. I certainly could do it manually, but was curious if a) it had already been done and there was an available tool, or b) something I could write that would be faster than searching manually. I checked cpan.org for Lexis or Lexis Nexis to no avail. Methinks that this process is similar to a Google search with the added bonus of a login, so it might be that the LWP module would have what I need. The point is, I don't know, and would be very grateful if someone could tell me if a) this sort of module or script exists and is freely available, and/or b) writing a program like this is not terribly difficult for a novice. I can't really show you the website as it's password protected, but hopefully that description is enough. I'm sure that this would be a program that is over my head right now, which is why I'm hoping that there is something out there that I could adapt for my own use. Any suggestions? Thanks, -stu __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam http://mail.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
