Scraping database

Ruby
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Hi, I was trying to figure out Mckenzie
(http://github.com/tenderlove/mechanize/blob/master/GUIDE.rdoc) but
being a newbie there is a lot I don’t understand. I’m trying to write
something that will go out and extract and create me a database of all
the doctors in the US. Has anyone created something like this or can you
point me in the right direction?

thanks

Mark

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On Oct 22, 2010, at 19:10 , Railsfid wrote:

Hi, I was trying to figure out Mckenzie
(http://github.com/tenderlove/mechanize/blob/master/GUIDE.rdoc) but being a newbie
there is a lot I don’t understand. I’m trying to write something that will go out
and extract and create me a database of all the doctors in the US. Has anyone
created something like this or can you point me in the right direction?

Something tells me I’ll just get more spam if we help you.

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Huh?

Mark

Sent from my iPhone

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Mark Christenson wrote in post #956516:

Huh?

The most likely use of a list of doctors who hadn’t provided their
details personally is to contact them uninvited, which is of course
spamming.

Maybe Ryan is a doctor.

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On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 12:44 PM, Mike S. [email protected]
wrote:

Mark Christenson wrote in post #956516:

Huh?

The most likely use of a list of doctors who hadn’t provided their
details personally is to contact them uninvited, which is of course
spamming.

Not to mention that none of these doctors agreed to have their data
being used by the OP in the first place (otherwise, scraping wouldn’t
be necessary, as he’d have the data already), which is legally
questionable, as well.

–
Phillip G.

Though the folk I have met,
(Ah, how soon!) they forget
When I’ve moved on to some other place,
There may be one or two,
When I’ve played and passed through,
Who’ll remember my song or my face.

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On Oct 22, 10:10pm, Railsfid [email protected] wrote:

Hi, I was trying to figure out Mckenzie
(http://github.com/tenderlove/mechanize/blob/master/GUIDE.rdoc) but being a newbie
there is a lot I don’t understand. I’m trying to write something that will go out
and extract and create me a database of all the doctors in the US. Has anyone
created something like this or can you point me in the right direction?

thanks

Mark

use watir.

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On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 3:10 AM, Railsfid [email protected] wrote:

Hi, I was trying to figure out Mckenzie (
http://github.com/tenderlove/mechanize/blob/master/GUIDE.rdoc) but being a
newbie there is a lot I don’t understand. I’m

Say again ? Mckenzie ?! :smiley:

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On Oct 23, 2010, at 07:55 , Junkone wrote:

On Oct 22, 10:10 pm, Railsfid [email protected] wrote:

Hi, I was trying to figure out Mckenzie
(http://github.com/tenderlove/mechanize/blob/master/GUIDE.rdoc) but being a newbie
there is a lot I don’t understand. I’m trying to write something that will go out
and extract and create me a database of all the doctors in the US. Has anyone
created something like this or can you point me in the right direction?

thanks

Mark

use watir.

No. Mckenzie is a much better choice.