first scrape - odd results
just starting using screen scraper so bear with me.
i have generated my scrapeable file using the HTTP transaction below:
http://www.bet24.com/bet24NetWeb/games.jsp?rl=1&&s=Football&t=g0101&t=g0...
When i run a scraping session, part of the log reads :
Resolved URL: http://www.bet24.com/bet24NetWeb/games.jsp?rl=1&s=Football&t=g0101&t=g01...
Due to slight difference between the two lines ("1&&s" changes to "1&s"), I no longer get correct output in the last response tab on the scrapeable file.
I know the first line is correct as when I paste into my browser i get the desired web page.
Why does the line change during the scraping session.??
many thanks
Since there's a blank
Since there's a blank parameter there (between the two "&&" characters), screen-scraper probably just yanked it out. You could probably just as easily add it back in with the parameters tab of your scrapeableFile.
Even so, both links, when clicked by me, seem to work. If screen-scraper is giving something different when scraped, then I'd try putting a blank parameter in the correct spot on the scrapeableFile. This is a good example of some poor coding on the website's part, generating malformed URLs.
Let me know if that does anything for you.
Tim
Thankyou for the reply. I
Thankyou for the reply.
I dont quite follow. How do I add the blank parameter back in, and where??
Sorry for the delay. I've
Sorry for the delay. I've been quite busy of late :)
When you're on the Parameters tab of a scrapeableFile, you can simply push the "Add parameter" button found at the upper-right of the main content pane. This should just tack the new parameter to the end of the current list. It will default to it's name being "name", and it's value being "value", so you'll have to double-click into each box and set it to be blank.