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Uploading a file

Is there a way to upload a file via a web form with the type=file designation?

I have a scrape where the data that it pulls can be over 200,000 lines. As this file is too large to upload in a single csv file, and posting it to a form a line at a time is much slower, I would like to upload it automatically to a php file upload form that will insert it into the database periodically every 5,000 lines or so.

I can't sem to see how to get it to post the file to a form, though. Is this possible?

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ArtVandelay on 09/22/2006 at 6:20 pm

Uploading a file

OK, I downloaded the trial of the pro version, and see the option for type=FILE. Works perfectly! 30 days should give me enough time to test the idea, and I've been expecting to purchase the pro version then anyway.

Thanks for your quick response!

 ArtVandelay on 09/24/2006 at 9:19 am

Uploading a file

Is that something that is unique to the pro version of screen-scraper? I'm using the basic version to test out my app until the idea is proven. I only see types POST and GET in the parameter section.

 ArtVandelay on 09/24/2006 at 12:21 am

Uploading a file

Hi,

This can be done by using a parameter for your scrapeable file of type "FILE". Simply give it the path to the file on your local file system as the value.

Feel free to post a reply if I can clarify.

Kind regards,

Todd Wilson

 todd on 09/23/2006 at 7:57 pm