Automating reports

Michael Phillips linux478 at yahoo.com
Tue Oct 4 15:03:53 EDT 2005


wget complains that the filename is too long

--- DANIEL MAGNUSZEWSKI <dmagnuszewski at mandtbank.com> wrote:

> Why can't he just use the following link?
> 
>
http://www.marketwatch.com/charts/int-adv.chart?siteid=mktw&symb=SPX&sid=3377&time=8&freq=1&startdate=0&enddate=0&comp=Enter+Symbol%3A+aaaaa%7E0&compidx=aaaaa~0&ma=1&maval=50&uf=4&lf=4&lf2=0&lf3=0&type=2&size=2&style=1013&mocktick=1&rand=478450953
> 
> I right clicked on the graph and got it's URL (to JUST the image, and
> not the whole page). Due to firewall issues, I am unable to test
> downloading this at work, but I know that you can download just images
> using wget.
> 
> >>> linux478 at yahoo.com 10/04/05 2:20 PM >>>
> What I think is the url that Robert is using is too long for wget. 
> The
> following command will download the 4th link in the url that you gave
> us.  I
> think this might be a start.
> 
> wget $(lynx --dump
>
'http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/printable.asp?symb=SPX&siteid=mktw&intflavor=advanced&submitted=true&time=8&freq=1&comp=Enter%20Symbol:&compidx=aaaaa~0&uf=4&ma=1&maval=50&lf=4&lf2=0&lf3=0&type=2&compind=aaaaa~0&size=1&style=1013&customdate=true&startdate=0&enddate=0&linkname=Interactive%20Charting&origurl=/tools/quotes/intchart.asp&rand=478450953'
> | grep " 4. " | awk '{print $2}')
> 
> Michael
> 
> --- pirrone at localnet.com wrote:
> 
> > 
> > 
> >   Quoting "Robert F. Stockdale IV" <javabob at adelphia.net>:
> > 
> > > Unfortunately wget doesn't download the graphics correctly.
> > Actually
> > > it downloads the page without the graphic. This is the command I
> > used:
> > >
> > > wget
> >
>
http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/printable.asp?symb=SPX&siteid=mktw&intflavor=advanced&submitted=true&time=8&freq=1&comp=Enter%20Symbol:&compidx=aaaaa~0&uf=4&ma=1&maval=50&lf=4&lf2=0&lf3=0&type=2&compind=aaaaa~0&size=1&style=1013&customdate=true&startdate=0&enddate=0&linkname=Interactive%20Charting&origurl=/tools/quotes/intchart.asp&rand=478450953[1]
> > >
> > > If the web address is loaded in a browser it brings up a printable
> > > chart of the S&P 500 index. Is there something I'm missing? The
> > Fpdf
> > > looks like a great idea. Hope I can use it. I'm not real good at
> > > scripting, although I'm trying to learn some. Been looking at
> > > abs-guide (Advanced Bash Scripting Guide) and some Python.
> > > Thank you.
> > > Bob
> > 
> >   Bob,
> > 
> >   If you use wget -p it should grab all page requisites.  You may
> > even need -r for recursive and -l 2 or so to go down a level but if
> > it's in the browser window it should be gettable.
> > 
> >   Frank
> > 
> >   Links:
> > ------
> > [1]
> >
>
/horde/services/go.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marketwatch.com%2Ftools%2Fquotes%2Fprintable.asp%3Fsymb%3DSPX%26siteid%3Dmktw%26intflavor%3Dadvanced%26submitted%3Dtrue%26time%3D8%26freq%3D1%26comp%3DEnter%2520Symbol%3A%26compidx%3Daaaaa%7E0%26uf%3D4%26ma%3D1%26maval%3D50%26lf%3D4%26lf2%3D0%26lf3%3D0%26type%3D2%26compind%3Daaaaa%7E0%26size%3D1%26style%3D1013%26customdate%3Dtrue%26startdate%3D0%26enddate%3D0%26linkname%3DInteractive%2520Charting%26origurl%3D%2Ftools%2Fquotes%2Fintchart.asp%26rand%3D478450953
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> Michael D. Phillips - A computer science enthusiast
> I do not hate Windows, I just like the alternatives better.
> Linux is my primary choice.
> 
> 
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Michael D. Phillips - A computer science enthusiast
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