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[Mike Richardson]

Michael,

	try using the file output options (after the URL being requested)
-O file
--output-document=file

Michael Phillips wrote:
> 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
> I do not hate Windows, I just like the alternatives better.
> Linux is my primary choice.
> 
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Michael Richardson
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