Re: grabbing data from a site

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 If the target is in well-formed XML (XHTML is an example), you could use XSLT to say 'i want the third column of a particular row - in this instance, Melbourne'. However, since few people actually adhere to standards, you're probably going to need a regex... if you're not comfortable with them, explode() could be useful (although it is slower) Somebody posted an extremely helpfull little quick reference at php.net/ereg, i think... that might help you. On Friday 22 November 2002 01:40 pm, Adam wrote: > I have the following website that i want to grab info from: > > http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDV60034.shtml > > Say I wanted the current temperature for Melbourne from this table, what > line of code would I need to tell it to get that info - ie, an ereg() > expression... > > i'm wondering whether there are ways of saying "i want the third column of > a particular row - in this instance, Melbourne"? > > Thanks for any help. > Adam. - -- I pledge allegiance to the flag, of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation indivisible, with liberty, and justice for all. - -Pledge of Allegiance -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE93qVm/rncFku1MdIRAshSAJ9phj0DqR3seanlzKXhdnKj8cvI8QCfW7kM tfUfUEF4yVJSRnm0GCkIeaM= =AyI1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----