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screen-scraper is a tool for extracting data from websites.

screen-scraper automates:

Copying text from a web page
Clicking links
Entering data into forms and submitting
Iterating through search result pages
Downloading files (PDF, MS Word, images, etc.)

Common uses:

Download all products from a website to a spreadsheet
Build a shopping comparison site
Perform market research
Integrate or migrate data

Technical:

Graphical interface--easy automation
Cross platform (Linux, Mac, Windows, etc.)
Integrates with most programming languages (Java, PHP, .NET, ASP, Ruby, etc.)
Runs on workstations or servers
Saves data to database, CSV, XML, etc.

Three editions of screen-scraper:

Enterprise: The most feature-rich edition of screen-scraper. All capabilities are enabled.
Professional: Designed to be capable of handling most common scraping projects.
Basic: Works great for simple projects, but not nearly as many features as its two older brothers.

Click here for a detailed comparison of the three editions