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ncooper1974 · 08-13-2007, 04:23 AM

Hi

1st time poster here, so hopefully i'm in the right place. I've tried a few searches of this site to see if the info already existed but can't seem to fine what i'm looking for - hence this post. Anyways, I'm fairly new to programming although I do have some programming experience as i've used varios automated test tools (most recently WinRunner).

I'd like to write a bot to screen scrape exchange poker on betfair, and someone suggested that i use asp. As I only have XP Home (ASP only on XP PRo apparently) i've gone for ASP.NET, as cos I have some knowledge of VBScript I thought I'd use that route.
Before I actually get started, can anyone think of a reason why I shouldn't be using this? or can they recommend anything better (possibly easier to code)? It looks like the main stumbling block is that I need to scrape an applet rather than just a web page displaying html so wondering which tools I can use and how well they interface VB.NET.

Like I say, I haven't started yet, so to save me hours of going down this route to then find out its not possible, just wondering if anyone has done anything similar and can share their experience with me
Thanks
Nick

08-13-2007, 04:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
ncooper1974 Recruit Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 5	Using VB.NET to screen scrape betfair Hi 1st time poster here, so hopefully i'm in the right place. I've tried a few searches of this site to see if the info already existed but can't seem to fine what i'm looking for - hence this post. Anyways, I'm fairly new to programming although I do have some programming experience as i've used varios automated test tools (most recently WinRunner). I'd like to write a bot to screen scrape exchange poker on betfair, and someone suggested that i use asp. As I only have XP Home (ASP only on XP PRo apparently) i've gone for ASP.NET, as cos I have some knowledge of VBScript I thought I'd use that route. Before I actually get started, can anyone think of a reason why I shouldn't be using this? or can they recommend anything better (possibly easier to code)? It looks like the main stumbling block is that I need to scrape an applet rather than just a web page displaying html so wondering which tools I can use and how well they interface VB.NET. Like I say, I haven't started yet, so to save me hours of going down this route to then find out its not possible, just wondering if anyone has done anything similar and can share their experience with me Thanks Nick