New Quick Guide video
We recently released a new Quick Guide video. In less than three minutes you can get an idea of what it’s like to use screen-scraper. Source
Thoughts, tips, and updates on screen-scraping
We recently released a new Quick Guide video. In less than three minutes you can get an idea of what it’s like to use screen-scraper. Source
Several small changes in this one: Upgraded Bean Shell to the latest version. Searches within a proxy session now include notes. Fixed an issue that would cause the workbench to freeze when the breakpiont window was up. Now using global proxy settings if no session proxy settings are found. Improved cookie handling in the proxy … Read moreVersion 6.0.6a of screen-scraper Released
Several bug fixes and new features in this release: Fixed a bug such that a scrapeable session ID is now being generated even for scraping sessions that will run in the future. Fixed a bug where nodes in the tree weren’t being highlighted correctly. Scrapeable files can now be added via a URL. If the … Read moreVersion 6.0.4a of screen-scraper Released
It’s now official! Precisely one year after our last major release (5.5) we’ve let loose version 6.0. This is undoubtedly our most feature-rich rock-solid version yet. Take a glance through the release notes for a list of the myriad of changes. Better yet, either upgrade your existing instance, or download it fresh!
Just a couple of small changes: Updated session.downloadFile to use current proxy settings. Updated tool-tips in script editor to accurately reflect API changes. With a little luck we’ll be having a 6.0 release in the next week or so…
Several minor fixes in this release: Fixed an issue related to renaming scraping sessions. Added a couple of check boxes to wrap text to the proxy panels. Made a fix to ensure consistency in line wrapping the last response text box. Now centering the search result in the proxy. Fixed text related to the edition … Read moreVersion 5.5.40a of screen-scraper Released
Several small fixes in this update: Now determining whether or not to save on individual key strokes. Fixed a bug related to displaying the start page and handling history. Fixed a bug related to deleting multiple items. Fixed a few minor memory leaks. Now stripping internal anchors off of redirect URL’s.
Several small changes in this one: Fixed a bug related to duplicate token editor windows. Add buttons to wrap text and find within the request/response of a proxy transaction. Now using %20 instead of + to represent a space character when encoding GET/POST parameters. Now correctly displaying encoded GET/POST parameters in scrapeable file proxy comparer. … Read moreVersion 5.5.37a of screen-scraper Released
Several changes in this one: Added the following methods: session.setStopScrapingOnScriptError, session.setStopScrapingOnMaxRequestAttemptsReached, session.setStopScrapingOnExtractorPatternTimeout, scrapeableFile.getMaxRequestAttemptsReached, scrapeableFile.getExtractorPatternTimedOut. Fixed a bug related to prompting for save upon exit. Deprecated proxy scripting. Can be re-enabled via the AllowProxyScripting property. Fixed a minor memory leak in the workbench. Updated the .NET driver to work with COM-based applications. Added initial support for … Read moreVersion 5.5.36a of screen-scraper Released
The holiday enhancements have spilled over into 2012: Added “Always at the end” option to force scripts to run at the end of a scraping session, even if it gets stopped prematurely. The prompt to save dialog box only shows on exit when a change has actually been made. Added a keyboard shortcut to the … Read moreVersion 5.5.33a of screen-scraper Released