SCREEN SCRAPING WITH LABVIEW

[Fernando0901]

I would like to access a webpage from LV and input a string into a "search" bar. Once the string has been entered, I am interested in pressing a button on the webpage, which will then show the results of the search. I can take the data results and pull them into LV, but I am not sure how to have LV execute the 'Button Press' on the webpage. 

The ideal program would allow the user to enter an array of strings into a control, press a "get data" Button on the FP and have LV go to the site, enter each string sequentially, perform the search, and then collect the data. 

Any ideas?

[smercurio_fc · Accepted solution]

This has been asked before. Did you try a search? See for example: http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/how-to-properly-click-button-via-ActiveX/m-p/772288/highlight/true#M... 

[Fernando0901]

turns out i can format the URL generated from a string entry/button press. The link you listed def put me on the right track to then finding a way to extract the HTML code.

Finished my VI last night.

Thanks for the link. I was def not looking up the correct terms.