Basic Web Scrape
$30-250 USD
Paid on delivery
I have a webpage that i want to scrape data from. I have already written the code to capture the HTML...so all i need is someone to implement the regex and such to parse the page and populate an array with the data. Attached is the HTML data you will be parsing (the structure does not change, but the number of entries will)
INPUT:
(see attached) I will pass this in a variable called $html at the top of the script. For now you can just save the file and use file_get_contents() to grab the text. I will be inserting some cURL to get this data from a form submission.
OUTPUT:
Multidimensional array with the key set as the "Account Number" and all sub-array keys set to the name of the field. Here is a complete example showing the fields i need, based on the first two records in the sample data.
$output =
Array
(
[0162740110030] => Array
(
[Precinct Number] => 1
[Sale Date (Sale Nbr)] => 04/03/2012 (1)
[Cause Number] => 2008-71303
[District Court] => 189
[Case Style] => HARRIS COUNTY, ET AL VS WILL BAILEY, ET AL
[Legal Description] => LT 30 BLK 11 HIGHLAND HEIGHTS
[Physical Address] => 6633 TUSKEGEE ST 77091
[Adjudged Value] => $6,000
[Estimated Minimum Bid] => $6,000.00
[Status] =>
)
[0833680000007] => Array
(
[Precinct Number] => 8
[Sale Date (Sale Nbr)] => 04/03/2012 (1)
[Cause Number] => 2010-20154
[District Court] => 55
[Case Style] => LA PORTE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT VS KELTON [url removed, login to view], ET AL
[Legal Description] => LT 7 BLK 1A LAPORTE TERRACE
[Physical Address] => 714 N 13TH ST 77571
[Adjudged Value] => $62,063
[Estimated Minimum Bid] => $4,295.86
[Status] =>
)
)
HINTS/TIPS:
1. You don't have to use this if you have another method you prefer, but this class makes parsing HTML tables pretty quick and easy: [url removed, login to view]
2. Parse in chunks...each listing begins with <td class="repTblCell">...then each piece of data in in <td class="repText"> and within that, the label for the array is within <span class="repTblPrompt">
3. Note: The amount you bid is the amount you will be paid (upon successful completion). There are no tips or bonuses. I will thoroughly test the script and let you know of any problems BEFORE releasing escrow so that everything works 100% to specifications above before payment is made.
HOW TO WIN THE PROJECT:
1. Show solid experience with scraping/data mining.
2. Experience on this website and positive feedback.
3. Low price and quick turnaround.
4. Bid early...I will likely NOT wait until the end of the bidding period if I find a developer that seems like a good fit.
Project ID: #1505704
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