Tweaked Internet Explorer web scrape code will not work using Get request

Indominus

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Office Version
  1. 2016
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Hi. So I have this web scrape code that pulls data from a work website using Internet Explorer. Works fine. However, when there is a lot of data it is slow. So I have been trying to convert it using Get request since it seems to be quicker. However, it pulls nothing. Running the code step by step it skips all lines after “For Each Div in Divs” and goes straight to End sub. Here are my the two codes. I thought I only changed what needed to in order to switch it form IE to Get request. Thank you in advance!

VBA Code:
[/
Dim Document    As HTMLDocument
'
    Dim Div         As IHTMLElement
    Dim H3          As IHTMLElement
    Dim Table       As IHTMLElement
    Dim TD          As IHTMLElement
    Dim TR          As IHTMLElement
'
    Dim Divs        As IHTMLElementCollection
    Dim Tables      As IHTMLElementCollection
    Dim TDs         As IHTMLElementCollection
    Dim TRs         As IHTMLElementCollection
'
    Dim Column      As Integer
    Dim Row         As Integer
'
    Dim Browser     As InternetExplorer
'
    Dim URL         As String
'
    Dim ws          As Worksheet
'
    Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Setup")
'
    Row = 1
    Column = 1
'
    Set ws = Sheets("PROCESS")
'
    ws.Cells.Clear
'
    URL = "Work URL"
'
    Set Browser = New InternetExplorerMedium
'
    Browser.navigate URL
'
'   Wait for page to load
    Do While Browser.Busy Or Browser.readyState <> READYSTATE_COMPLETE
        DoEvents
    Loop
'
'   Scan the document
    Set Document = Browser.Document
'
    Set Divs = Document.getElementById("secondaryProductivityList").getElementsByTagName("div")
'
    For Each Div In Divs
        Set H3 = Div.getElementsByTagName("h3")(0)
'
        If Not Div.className = "floatHeader" And Not H3 Is Nothing Then
            ws.Cells(Row, 1).Value = H3.innerText
            Row = Row + 1
'
            Set Tables = Div.getElementsByTagName("table")
            Set Table = Tables(0)
            Set TRs = Table.getElementsByTagName("tr")
'
            For Each TR In TRs
                Column = 1
'
                Set TDs = TR.getElementsByTagName("th")
'
                For Each TD In TDs
                    ws.Cells(Row, Column).Value = TD.innerText
                    ws.Cells(Row, Column).Font.Bold = True
'
                    If TD.getAttribute("colspan") Then
                        Column = Column + TD.getAttribute("colspan")
                    Else
                        Column = Column + 1
                    End If
                Next
'
                Set TDs = TR.getElementsByTagName("td")
'
                For Each TD In TDs
                    ws.Cells(Row, Column).Value = TD.innerText
                    Column = Column + 1
                Next
'
                Row = Row + 1
            Next
        End If
'
        Row = Row + 1
    Next
'
    Browser.Quit
'
  

Get Request Code


Dim Table As IHTMLElement
Dim Tables As IHTMLElementCollection
Dim Div As IHTMLElement
Dim Divs As IHTMLElementCollection
Dim H3 As IHTMLElement
Dim TR As IHTMLElement
Dim TRs  As IHTMLElementCollection
Dim TD As IHTMLElement
Dim TDs  As IHTMLElementCollection
Dim Row As Integer
Dim Column As Integer

Dim ws As Worksheet
Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Setup")
  
Row = 1
Column = 1
Set ws = Sheets("PROCESS")
ws.Cells.Clear

Dim H As Object, doc As New HTMLDocument
Set H = CreateObject("WinHTTP.WinHTTPRequest.5.1")

URL = "WORK URL"

Debug.Print URL

ReTry:

H.SetAutoLogonPolicy 0
H.setTimeouts 0, 0, 0, 0
H.Open "GET", URL, False
H.send
H.waitForResponse

If H.Status <> 200 Then
    MsgBox H.Status & " - " & H.statusText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print URL

doc.body.innerHTML = H.responseText

Set Divs =doc.getElementById("secondaryProductivityList").getElementsByTagName("div")

For Each Div In Divs
    Set H3 = Div.getElementsByTagName("h3")(0)

    If Not Div.className = "floatHeader" And Not H3 Is Nothing Then
        ws.Cells(Row, 1).Value = H3.innerText
        Row = Row + 1

        Set Tables = Div.getElementsByTagName("table")
        Set Table = Tables(0)
        Set TRs = Table.getElementsByTagName("tr")
        For Each TR In TRs
            Column = 1
            Set TDs = TR.getElementsByTagName("th")
            For Each TD In TDs
                ws.Cells(Row, Column).Value = TD.innerText
                ws.Cells(Row, Column).Font.Bold = True
                If TD.getAttribute("colspan") Then
                    Column = Column + TD.getAttribute("colspan")
                Else
                    Column = Column + 1
                End If
            Next
       
            Set TDs = TR.getElementsByTagName("td")
            For Each TD In TDs
                ws.Cells(Row, Column).Value = TD.innerText
                Column = Column + 1
            Next
  
            Row = Row + 1
        Next
    End If
    Row = Row + 1
Next


End Sub
 
Last edited:
Use a break point or the step by step debug mode to check in the VBE Locals window if the variable LP is different than Nothing​
as I guess you just have forgotten to allocate / initialize it !​
Yep just ran the step by step debug and after that like the box comes up saying “Nothing=Nothing”
 
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