How do I do basic web scraping?

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- sgn15
- - Joined 20 Sep, 2013
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is it even possible in construct?

i just want to make an app that gets info from website for personal use (convenience/laziness) so I won't have to open my browser, go to website, press buttons, etc. I only just have to open my app instead
- graham-s
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Do you want to scrape data into variable, or literally have the app open a web link.

If its the latter, you just need a browser control and use Goto URL.

If its the former, I'm not sure. I don't think that AJAX will return URL data.
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- sgn15
- - Joined 20 Sep, 2013
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- 16 Sep, 2018
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Do you want to scrape data into variable, or literally have the app open a web link.

If its the latter, you just need a browser control and use Goto URL.

If its the former, I'm not sure. I don't think that AJAX will return URL data.

it's to get info from website.

Ex:

I need schedule of something from site

So I need to get:

time

place

price

So they would be retrieved as 3 columns (time, place, price) and as many rows as listed on the site

then I would present them in the app more "aesthetically"