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Web Scrapping Programmer Required

Postby methodman » Sun Feb 08, 2009 4:53 pm

I would like an Excel worksheet to collect price info from Oddschecker and return it to a worksheet. If anybody can help with this or would like to give me a price it would be much appreciated.
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Postby doris_day » Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:05 pm

I've used a Web Query Data Import with bestbetting.com before without a problem. Very easy to do.
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Postby methodman » Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:25 pm

Doris Day - it may be easy for you but I haven't got a clue. Had a look at the excel web query but it just returns a load of unformatted data and as far as I can work out it doesn't contain the odds only references to the various 3rd party sites that supply it.

So if anybody can give any usefull help it will be much appreciated.
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Postby Ian » Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:31 pm

If you are taking about horse racing odds from Bestbetting. they start around row 200. The horse's name is in col H with the odds in the adjacent columns. You are best to select the decimal option before importing.
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Postby Ian » Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:33 pm

Not column H, column F, if you've imported into A1.
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Postby methodman » Wed Feb 11, 2009 5:15 pm

Thanks Ian - don't really know what your talking about but will have another look at it when I have time.
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Postby dgs2001 » Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:12 pm

Methodman
Don't know if you have time/want to learn but the sample spread sheet in the sample files bit
http://www.gruss-software.co.uk/forum/v ... php?t=2839
has taught me alot about scraping data.

Also check out The Puners Lounge General Betting Tools, and look for a thread about Getting RP Data.

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Re: Web Scrapping Programmer Required

Postby a1ehouse » Sun Mar 22, 2009 1:18 pm

methodman wrote:I would like an Excel worksheet to collect price info from Oddschecker and return it to a worksheet. If anybody can help with this or would like to give me a price it would be much appreciated.


I have a basic one I've been developing - are you still after it?
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