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Data Extraction API

 
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Hi,

  • I am in need of API which can help me in developing a tool for data extraction.
  • The tool should be able to go to a site like craigslist.org and extract the data in the posted classifies and return me in a Excel / XML / CSV format.
  • I know that for criagslist there is tool called criagslist reader.


  • But I need API to develop such a tool that can extract data not only from craigslist but from other classified posting site also.
    Can anybody give some pointers where to start or hints about such API

    Thanks a lot in advance.
     
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    Unless the web sites in question have specific APIs you can use, then this sounds like you'll need to resort to screen scraping. A library like jWebUnit can help with that.
     
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