What's Wrong With My Regex To Scrape Forum?

[SweTech 4]

Hi!

 

On this forum, https://www.flashback.org/t1045448, I'm trying to scrape this part (all quotes) in all posts using Regex 

 

https://imgur.com/shWb5LJ

 

Been trying this but doesn't seem to work..

<div class="post-bbcode-quote-wrapper">\n*.+\n*.+\n*.+\n*.(.+)\n*.+\n*.*\n*.*

 Any help would be appreciated

Thanks



 

[fastlinks 16]

 

//div[@class=alt2 post-bbcode-quote]

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or

 

 

//div[@class=post-bbcode-quote-wrapper]

to find xpath, use chrome extention: "truepath"

to test xpath on chrome, use chrome extention: "xpath helper"

[SweTech 4]

Thanks but is it not doable with the help of Regex? (I don't have exbrowser so I can't use xpath)

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navigate("https://www.flashback.org/t1045448","Wait")

set(#quote,$scrape attribute(<class="alt2 post-bbcode-quote">,"innertext"),"Global")

alert(#quote)

 

or regex from page source

 

navigate("https://www.flashback.org/t1045448","Wait")

set(#pagehtml,$document text,"Global")

set(#quote,$plugin function("File Management.dll", "$Find Regex First", #pagehtml, "(?<=\\<div\\ class\\=\\\"post\\-bbcode\\-quote\\-wrapper\\\"\\>)(.|\\n)*?(?=\\<br)"),"Global")

set(#quote,$strip tags(#quote),"Global")

alert(#quote)

[Code Docta (Nick C.) 638]

There is also a free xpath plugin as well.

 

https://network.ubotstudio.com/forum/index.php/topic/19449-free-xpath-plugin/

[Gogetta 263]

Take a look at Frank's regex example

http://network.ubotstudio.com/forum/index.php?/topic/7162-using-regex-to-catch-text-between-sections/?/topic/7162-using-regex-to-catch-text-between-sections/

navigate("https://www.flashback.org/t1045448", "Wait")
comment("Replace the line breaks before using Frank\'s regex example.")
set(#DocNoLineBreaks, $replace($document text, $new line, $nothing), "Global")
clear list(%quoted)
add list to list(%quoted, $find regular expression(#DocNoLineBreaks, "(?<=<div class=\"post-clamped-text\">).*?(?=</div>)"), "Delete", "Global")

[Gogetta 263]

or

 

 

to find xpath, use chrome extention: "truepath"

 

to test xpath on chrome, use chrome extention: "xpath helper"

 

Thanks! Thats a handy little plugin. I never even thought to look for a plugin to help with xpath expressions.

[fastlinks 16]

Thanks! Thats a handy little plugin. I never even thought to look for a plugin to help with xpath expressions.

Hi, a few more chrome plugin to share with you

 

cookiebro - load and save cookies to chrome (* if you know how to upload cookie file without using open file dialog in exbrowser, please share)

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cookiebro/lpmockibcakojclnfmhchibmdpmollgn?hl=en

 

chropath - more detail xpath (right click > inspect > chropath)

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chropath/ljngjbnaijcbncmcnjfhigebomdlkcjo?hl=en

 

coordinates - find x,y on chrome

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/coordinates/bpflbjmbfccblbhlcmlgkajdpoiepmkd

 

postman inspector - it show the http request, but i dont know how to use it

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/postman-interceptor/aicmkgpgakddgnaphhhpliifpcfhicfo

 

truepath (right click > relative xpath)

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/truepath/mgjhkhhbkkldiihlajcnlfchfcmhipmn

 

xpath helper

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/xpath-helper/hgimnogjllphhhkhlmebbmlgjoejdpjl?hl=en

 

xpath helper wizard

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/xpath-helper-wizard/jadhpggafkbmpdpmpgigopmodldgfcki

 

xpath generator

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/xpath-generator/dphfifdfpfabhbkghlmnkkdghbmocfeb

 

to download the chrome extension file to use in exb

https://chrome-extension-downloader.com/

[Code Docta (Nick C.) 638]

You can just use Chrome dev. tools

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du2Jnm-TzJc

 

You can copy the JavaScript path in the same manner and use the run jabascript command with it. Like if you need to click a checkbox just add .click() to the js path.

 

The video above shows how to get and verify XPath.

[SweTech 4]

Thanks a lot for all your help guys - I truly appreciate it!