Scrape data

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Scrape data activity allows receiving data in bulk via a browser or application.

You can find the information how to use scrape function using winspy, please follow the link.

*Application name	The reference name of applications which has already been opened or attached is chosen in the dropdown application which will be opened.
*Scraper name	It is the name of the dataset where the retrieved data will be stored. Note: The data brought by the scrap method is actually kept in a dataset.
*Table	The location (Xpath) of the table is written in this field is written.
Header	The header part of XPath is written in this field. Note: If there is no header for the Table, this field should be left blank.
First record header	If you want to point out the first record to be scraped as a title, the Checkbox should be selected.
*Row	The row part of Xpath is written in this field. Note: This XPath should represent all the rows in the table.
*Column	The smallest part of XPath which includes the desired data is written in this field. Note: This XPath should represent all the cells or repetitive data in the table.
Advertisement	The location (XPath) information of the advertisement button or pop-up (If any) seen on the page is written.
Wait (ms)	The time required to wait during the scrap is specified in milliseconds.
Next page	The location (Xpath) information of the next button of the table (If any) to be scraped is written. The provided XPath should not be found on the last page.
Initial popup click	Initial pop click locator Xpath.
Popup	If there is a pop-up on the page, the location (Xpath) information of the close button is written.
Max count	The maximum count of data to be scrapped is written.
Hover	If set to True, it scrolls the page down each time the data is scraped.

Note: * Fields selected with are required, others are optional.

You can use the Application as shown in the example.

robustaWebpage

You can use the Scraper as shown in the example.

scrapeTable

You can use the Table as shown in the example.

(//table[@class=”unitTable”])[1]

You can use the Header as shown in the example.

thead//tr//th

You can use the Row as shown in the example.

tbody//tr

You can use the Column as shown in the example.

You can use the Advertisement as shown in the example.

//*[@value=”Adv”]/[text()]

You can use the Wait (ms) as shown in the example.

3000

You can use the Next page as shown in the example.

//*[@value=”Next”]/[text()]

You can use the Initial popup click as shown in the example.

@class=’siebui-popup-button’]/*[@title=’Pick Address:New’]

You can use the Popup as shown in the example.

@class=’siebui-popup-button’]/*[@title=’Pick Address:New’]

You can use the Max count as shown in the example.

Scrape data

Scrape data

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