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Complex download problem

Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 3:18 pm
by figaro
I am looking to create an automatic download function in PHP that will download a CSV file every working day and save it in a specified place. The location of the file can be found on this website: http://www.londonstockexchange.com/en-g ... ts/Search/
and the file itself is generated server-side by clicking on the link in the right hand column:
Click to download covered warrants (100Kb)
Given the way this price data is offered, this is different from fetching a page and parsing it in the usual way. Could someone point out where to start tackling this problem?

Thanks in advance

figaro

Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 4:41 pm
by volka
figaro wrote:Given the way this price data is offered, this is different from fetching a page and parsing it in the usual way.
Maybe because they want to keep simple bots out.

Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 11:30 pm
by figaro
It's more likely the price feeds are from different sources and the complexity lies in combining the data into one well structured file. Anyone any solutions?