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Lynx dump to txt file

2003-05-30T08:44:21-04:00

hi - thanks for that

to get the wget --help info, do I have to be in a particular directory because I can't seem to retrive it...sorry if it's an obvious question...

Statistics: Posted by NewzUK — Fri May 30, 2003 8:44 am

Lynx dump to txt file

2003-05-30T04:41:03-04:00

Depending on how big the file is, you may well be able to use the exec command instead.

On top, lynx is a browser, so the output isn't directed to a file normaly, but to the screen.

See the output of "wget --help" on the shell, it should give you what you need to use output files.

On top. When using the "open" method, you have to close the open channel after, otherwise, you end up with a lot of defuct processes, and unhappy admins.

Statistics: Posted by ppslim — Fri May 30, 2003 4:41 am

Lynx dump to txt file

2003-05-30T00:07:25-04:00

hi

I'm trying to come up with a simple proc that will dump text from a website to a text file on a timer every 5 mins...

I have this for starters...

bind time - "* 5 * * *" getnews
proc getnews {
set all [open lynx -dump -width=3000 "http://www.url.com"]
}

just wondering how I'd specify the txt file for it to dump to?

thanks in advance!

Statistics: Posted by NewzUK — Fri May 30, 2003 12:07 am