Re: Html download challenge

> Google has a Java API

Thanks, I'll keep it in mind. That might be what I end up doing but I would
like to avoid any limitations it imposes.

> MUCH easier to access the results using their API than by trying to parse
their web

Parsing their web page, I can already do. That part was easy. Downloading
the HTML outside of a browser I can't do. I know that what I want to do is
possible. HotJava does it (a browser written in Java). Unfortunately the
source code is not available so I can't see how it is done.


"Patricia Shanahan" <pats@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> There is an alternative approach. Google has a Java API. See
> http://www.google.com/apis/.
>
> The licensing limits you to 1000 queries per day, and specifies
> personal, non-commercial use only. I assume they are trying to prevent
> anyone from constructing a rival search site with their own ads but
> Google's search results.
>
> As long as you meet the licensing restrictions, it is MUCH easier to
> access the results using their API than by trying to parse their web
> pages, even if you can get hold of them.
>
> Patricia


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