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    Re: Web Scraping Question

    What exactly do you mean by "prices" Can you give me a specific example of some data you want to extract...There is a lot of stuff going on on these pages, Im not sure what to look for or what you want to compare...

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    Re: Web Scraping Question

    Hi Mouska,

    The website displays a fighters name and then beside this his price to win the fight. IE Demetrious Johnson -470. I have used google chrome to identify the elements that correspond:

    <a href="/fighters/Demetrious-Johnson-1773">Demetrious Johnson</a>
    <span id="oddsID0">-470</span>


    Many thanks

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    Re: Web Scraping Question

    Well the whole thing is confined within a "table"
    So type the URL in the input and where it says element type: table
    Then go to "your code" and follow the "direct URL" You will be directed to this URL:
    http://scrape4me.com/api?url=http%3A...=table&elm_nm=

    But there is a lot more to it; you say you want to compare with other website and have Excel send you email, that is really the tricky part. I don't think I can help you with that, its very time consuming and I don't think I can do it anyway. But if you follow the link you will at least have a proper table with (raw) data, good luck.

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