Perl help

SMN · 18 Jun 2012 at 16:06

Hi guys,

I am dreadful at scripting and i am normally a "script editor" rather than a writer

I have had a look around and cant find anything so thought i'd check here.

Im basically looking for a Perl script to grab a .html web page, and output the value after a string, i.e. "Users: ", or "Price (£): " for example. I used to have a script bookmarked for this but i cant find it anywhere; can anybody point me in the right direction?

Thanks in advance,
Sam

SMN · 20 Jun 2012 at 11:05

Basically, i want to monitor some forums for example, where there is a string at the bottom called "Users:" or "Accounts:" etc. After this there will be a integer, 25000, which is what i'd like to output in my script so i can plug this into my conky installation.

I am pretty pap at scripting so any help would be appreciated

SMN · 20 Jun 2012 at 12:21

If we did it using OcUK for example, it would be a wget on http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/ and then search for "active members:" and then output the integer. Its not for specific site, I'm looking to bodge once i have the framework, for thinks like monitoring prices on Amazon, etc.

SMN · 20 Jun 2012 at 13:03

SMN said:
I am pretty pap at scripting

I wasnt lying!