capture database from 3rd party web site

[Ping]

I would like to capture just the names and addresses of a list of consultants from a web site i use fequently and put them in a database for ease of use. Is there a tool or bot that anyone has that could do this? or any other suggestions?


cutting and pasting seems to be the long way round hehehe

Thanks in advance

[davebat]

Sounds illegal to me

[Ping]

hmmm ok didnt look at it that way, just wanted to use their online address book while on the move

[Cander]

Its called Screen scraping. You have to get the html source of the webpage and parse out the needed info. And yes, it can be illegal. You need to ask permission from the site owners. And yes people HAVE been taken to court for it.

[Ping]

thanks for the advice, i will continue to use their very nice web site