Jon00 DataScraper/JSON Parser Script For Homeseer 3 and Homeseer 4

[jon00]

I can add the ability to kill the IE process on the understanding that it would also kill any IE browser window open on the desktop.

[Wade]

I can add the ability to kill the IE process on the understanding that it would also kill any IE browser window open on the desktop.

I don't use IE for anything else so that would work for me.

[jon00]

I don't use IE for anything else so that would work for me.

Try V1.0.14 now available on my site.

[Wade]

Try V1.0.14 now available on my site.

Great, thanks Jon!

[Malosa]

Try V1.0.14 now available on my site.

perfect !

[Blob]

Would it be possible to use replacement variables in path?

[Malosa]

@jon00

i needed to revert back to the other version,
because it was scraping wrong data, i don;t know how.. but i needed to restart homeseer to resolve it.

regards

[jon00]

Would it be possible to use replacement variables in path?

As in the replacement variables I provide as part of the script?

[jon00]

@jon00

i needed to revert back to the other version,
because it was scraping wrong data, i don;t know how.. but i needed to restart homeseer to resolve it.

regards

Which version are you talking about? 1.0.14 just added the ability to kill IE instances and does not touch the grab routine. As others have found out using IE to download the source does provide different results to the standard method.

You can simulate 1.0.13 by changing UseIE = 1 to UseIE = 2

Using 2 will disable the kill routine.

[Blob]

As in the replacement variables I provide as part of the script?

Yes, would love to be able to do things like this:

Path=https://www.somesite.com/search?q=[devicetext 25][[replace " ","+"]

[jon00]

Yes, that can be easily added. Just awaiting a response from Malosa regarding his issues.

[Malosa]

Which version are you talking about? 1.0.14 just added the ability to kill IE instances and does not touch the grab routine. As others have found out using IE to download the source does provide different results to the standard method.

You can simulate 1.0.13 by changing UseIE = 1 to UseIE = 2

Using 2 will disable the kill routine.

Hi Jon,

the problem was it scraped wrong data of that url.. while on my other pc i have the same link and your old 1.0.13 running (found it) and it scrapes normal
So i replaced the file on my main pc and it works normal...
the scrape from my main pc was 13kb and from my test pc 245kb...
Maybe the IEkill is to fast ?


//UPDATE

i did try it again, i did use UseIE = 2 and still grabs wrong data..
So when i did replace the old file again, i did not see any iexplorer.exe in my taskmanager,,


//UPDATE2
So i also did notice when i change your settings/ or replace the file with the old one it won't work as homeseer keeps the old settings running, so i always have to restart homeseer because it keeps killing iexplorer even if i have replaced the file or even if i use UseIE = 2.


Could you make a config where i can change the time when to kill IE? i think thats the problem.


regards

[jon00]

Most odd about keeping the old settings.

IE is only killed once it has gone through all the grabs. It is NOT killed individually after every grab.

Yes, I can add a delay and add Blob's feature request as well.

[Malosa]

Most odd about keeping the old settings.

IE is only killed once it has gone through all the grabs. It is NOT killed individually after every grab.

Yes, I can add a delay and add Blob's feature request as well.

thanks, yeah maybe it wil solve the problem then.. but i still not understand why it keep the settings in homeseer.. maybe a bug in homeseer?
running .500

[jon00]

Rich made changes to the ini file handling some time ago but if it is related I don't know. For instance you now cannot make changes to Settings.ini without shutting down HS3 first. If you don't the settings are lost...