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automating a script

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 8:28 am
by mlecho
hey all, i needed some data and i confess that i wrote a script to scrape it from a source. I know that is never reliable and likely there must be better ways...but the data is something that rarely changes and changing the script should not be too difficult. The core of my question (as a front end guy gone rogue): can someone point me in the correct direction to learn about how i can automate this script to scrape maybe once a month? i believe this is a "cron" but i wanted to make sure

Re: automating a script

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 5:33 pm
by josh
Yep a cron. What happens if he feeds you fake data and your cron overwrites the good stuff though?

Re: automating a script

Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 8:08 am
by mlecho
good point, so i guess i should keep this manual? Do i have other options here? Managing this DB for it's light weight amount of changing is not that bid a deal, but like most things, the more automated, the better.

thank god for forums.