iRobo.Activity.Data Scrapper

Scrapping data out of a HTML Page.


       

                                                                                               

Properties

Input

  • Elements Number -  Number of elements to be scrapped.(Mandatory)

     Note: 

         Elements number specify the maximum number of elements you want to get, Enter 0 to get          all the elements.
  • Extract URL - Determine whether to extract the URL of the selected page or not..
  • Pagination Xpath -  The Xpath of the pages numbers for pagination.
  • Xpaths - The xpath of all scrapped elements out of the selected page. 


Misc

  • DisplayName -  Activity header name.


Output

  • Scrapped DataTable -  Output DataTable of the scrapped data .


Steps of Using Data Scrapper Activity

  1. Open iRobo Studio, and then open a new Workflow.
  2. Drag Data Scrapper Activity to the Sequence.
  3. Click on Element Selector to select the Element to be scrapped.
  4. Enter Elements Number in the Elements Number Field or enter 0 to get all the elements
  5. Create a variable of DataTable Type in  Variables Table, then add it to the output scrapped DataTable field.
  6. Click the Save button from iRobo Studio Menu to save Workflow.
  7. Click the Play button to start the automated process.





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