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Getting data from web? - Villain - 08-12-2013
Hey everyone,
I currently am making a program which checks your pm's on a site.
Atm, it just has login system, which does work through web request.
But I was wondering, how can I make it so I can check pm's on the site, like how can I make a button check for the text " You have X number of private messages etc, also how can I make it so if it says 1 message, or 2 message etc, a label says how many too?
Thanks.
RE: Getting data from web? - Xanii - 08-12-2013
You would need to do a login request, then scan the page by either using REGEX or SPLIT, find Private Messages (Unread X, Total Y), then you would need to parse out the UNREAD X variable.
RE: Getting data from web? - Villain - 08-12-2013
(08-12-2013, 07:57 PM)Xanii Wrote: You would need to do a login request, then scan the page by either using REGEX or SPLIT, find Private Messages (Unread X, Total Y), then you would need to parse out the UNREAD X variable.
I have login, that works fine atm, also what are REGEX/SPLIT?
Are they external programs?
RE: Getting data from web? - Eternity - 08-12-2013
(08-12-2013, 07:58 PM)Villain Wrote:(08-12-2013, 07:57 PM)Xanii Wrote: You would need to do a login request, then scan the page by either using REGEX or SPLIT, find Private Messages (Unread X, Total Y), then you would need to parse out the UNREAD X variable.
I have login, that works fine atm, also what are REGEX/SPLIT?
Are they external programs?
No, they are libraries built-in to the .NET framework.
Essentially what they do is parse text to give you for example what xanii told you, an variable.
Google them up.
RE: Getting data from web? - Madara-Uchiha - 08-12-2013
Use Httpwebrequest / response to get the sites sourcecode and filter the read/unread messages by Regex. Then Display the numbers e.g. in a label. Done.
RE: Getting data from web? - Shebang - 08-14-2013
[code=vbnet]'WebClient Example
Dim W As New WebClient
Dim source As String = W.DownloadString("http://www.codecommunity.net/")
Dim TotalUnread As String = Split(source, "(Unread ")(1).Split(",")(0)[/code]
Re: RE: Getting data from web? - Eternity - 08-14-2013
(08-14-2013, 05:22 PM)shebang Wrote: [code=vbnet]'WebClient Example
Dim W As New WebClient
Dim source As String = W.DownloadString("http://www.codecommunity.net/")
Dim TotalUnread As String = Split(source, "(Unread ")(1).Split(",")(0)[/code]
Didn't know it was that easy o.O
- sent from android
RE: Getting data from web? - Shebang - 08-14-2013
(08-14-2013, 05:24 PM)Eternity Wrote:(08-14-2013, 05:22 PM)shebang Wrote: [code=vbnet]'WebClient Example
Dim W As New WebClient
Dim source As String = W.DownloadString("http://www.codecommunity.net/")
Dim TotalUnread As String = Split(source, "(Unread ")(1).Split(",")(0)[/code]
Didn't know it was that easy o.O
- sent from android
Split isn't hard to use
Apparently some people have a lot of issues with it.
RE: Getting data from web? - Villain - 08-15-2013
(08-14-2013, 05:22 PM)shebang Wrote: [code=vbnet]'WebClient Example
Dim W As New WebClient
Dim source As String = W.DownloadString("http://www.codecommunity.net/")
Dim TotalUnread As String = Split(source, "(Unread ")(1).Split(",")(0)[/code]
So, do I put that code onto a button?
Also, how would I make the results show on a label?
RE: Getting data from web? - Shebang - 08-15-2013
(08-15-2013, 03:04 PM)Villain Wrote:(08-14-2013, 05:22 PM)shebang Wrote: [code=vbnet]'WebClient Example
Dim W As New WebClient
Dim source As String = W.DownloadString("http://www.codecommunity.net/")
Dim TotalUnread As String = Split(source, "(Unread ")(1).Split(",")(0)[/code]
So, do I put that code onto a button?
Also, how would I make the results show on a label?
Yes, just put it on a button.
[code=vbnet]Label1.Text = "You have " & TotalUnread & " unread messages."[/code]