Automatically extract website data to a spreadsheet

[Corried]

Hello, Thank you for sharing..

I am looking for courses on how to automatically extract data from a website to an excel spreadsheet.

The excel file contains fifty links. Each link has the same process, to create a stock market report for fifty companies. Use macro and chrome to generate data.

Can anyone show me a step by step process on how I can do this?

Please watch the video and Excel workbook below to learn more.

Example STOCK REPORT CARD

docs.google.com

I hope you all understand.

Cheers

 

[Worf]

1. The thread below has some explanations at post #4
2. It worked for me with Edge, please try it. Note that probably a driver update is necessary.

import data from Web

Dear ALL, I follow your video, I want to import data from Web of this link https://racing.hkjc.com/racing/information/english/Racing/JockeysRides.aspx When I run from web, in explore I read the link, document, does not have TABLE, but I can read table and data, on TABLE VIEW and DATA VIW, when...

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Public driver As New EdgeDriver

 

[Corried]

1. The thread below has some explanations at post #4
2. It worked for me with Edge, please try it. Note that probably a driver update is necessary.

import data from Web

Dear ALL, I follow your video, I want to import data from Web of this link https://racing.hkjc.com/racing/information/english/Racing/JockeysRides.aspx When I run from web, in explore I read the link, document, does not have TABLE, but I can read table and data, on TABLE VIEW and DATA VIW, when...

www.mrexcel.com

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Public driver As New EdgeDriver

Good day Worf

It took me sometime to figure out how to install Edge Driver.

Below are links to walk members through this step-by-step process:

How to Automate Edge Browser using Excel Macros

SeleniumBasic v2.0.9.0 Installation

Release SeleniumBasic v2.0.9.0 · florentbr/SeleniumBasic

CHANGELOG.txt

github.com

Microsoft Edge WebDriver Version

Microsoft Edge WebDriver | Microsoft Edge Developer

developer.microsoft.com

 

[Corried]

1. The thread below has some explanations at post #4
2. It worked for me with Edge, please try it. Note that probably a driver update is necessary.

import data from Web

Dear ALL, I follow your video, I want to import data from Web of this link https://racing.hkjc.com/racing/information/english/Racing/JockeysRides.aspx When I run from web, in explore I read the link, document, does not have TABLE, but I can read table and data, on TABLE VIEW and DATA VIW, when...

www.mrexcel.com

View attachment 61809

Public driver As New EdgeDriver

I am sorry, Wolf. I did not want to disturb you.

I have not found the solution to fix this problem

Both Edge & Chrome give the same error.

EdgeDriver Error.webm

drive.google.com

Searched online for hours. Nothing.?

 

[Worf]

Can you try it using another computer?

 

[Corried]

Can you try it using another computer?

Thanks Wolf for your recommendation. I am not sure. Can you send me your file copy?

I've used my wife laptop. I'm not sure why I am getting the same error:

[b2] = driver.FindElementByCss("#root > div:nth-child(1) > div > div.mainContentLayout-DS-EntryPoint1-1 > div > div > div:nth-child(1) >" & _
" div > div.firstSection-DS-EntryPoint1-1 > div.quoteInfo-DS-EntryPoint1-1 > div.title-DS-EntryPoint1-1 > span.displayName-DS-EntryPoint1-1").Text

 

[Worf]

Here is my test file:

scrap.xlsm

 

[Worf]

Also, try this code that uses a different page just to see what happens:

Sub HongKongFoo()
Dim driver As New ChromeDriver, pt
driver.get "https://racing.hkjc.com/racing/information/english/Racing/JockeysRides.aspx"
Application.Wait Now + TimeValue("0:00:06")
Set pt = driver.FindElementByXPath("/html/body/div[1]/div[3]/div/table")
MsgBox pt.FindElementsByTag("tr").Count, 64, "Number of table rows"
End Sub

 

[Corried]

Also, try this code that uses a different page just to see what happens:

Sub HongKongFoo()
Dim driver As New ChromeDriver, pt
driver.get "https://racing.hkjc.com/racing/information/english/Racing/JockeysRides.aspx"
Application.Wait Now + TimeValue("0:00:06")
Set pt = driver.FindElementByXPath("/html/body/div[1]/div[3]/div/table")
MsgBox pt.FindElementsByTag("tr").Count, 64, "Number of table rows"
End Sub

Wow... Can a plugin prevents these problems.
Below is my error...

I am not sure how to move forward from here...

Wow....webm

drive.google.com

 

[Worf]

Guess what? My home computer stopped working again.

I ordered a new one today, but it will take weeks to arrive, Dell Brazil is rather slow.

Here at work I cannot install Selenium, but I will think of some suggestion for you.

 

[Worf]

Concerning the Hong Kong site, the jockey table was not available when you tested, try it at a moment when it is there.

My idea using another page is to determine if the MSN site has some scraping blocking mechanism or something, because I was also getting errors sometimes.