Automating reports

[Robert F. Stockdale IV]

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

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

Justin Bennett wrote:
> I do similar stuff with automated reporting from our database. I use PHP 
> and the Fpdf program (http://www.fpdf.org/) to generate a PDF from a PHP 
> program. From PHP you could Email this or print it. I don't know if you 
> know php but:
> 
> You could write a php program that:
> 
> 1. Gets the Images with wget and save them in a local directory
> 2. Creates a PDF and includes your labels and images you saved from the 
> wget
> 3. Emails or prints the PDF
> 
> Fpdf has some examples that you could modify to do what you like without 
> the much trouble.  Then I fire the PHP program from cron on a nightly 
> basis.
> 
> 
> Justin
> 
> 
> Justin Bennett
> Network Administrator
> Dynabrade, Inc.
> 8989 Sheridan Dr.
> Clarence, NY 14031
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 10/3/2005 4:15 AM, Robert F. Stockdale IV wrote:
> 
>> Hello everyone:
>>     I have this project I'm trying to do. It starts by saving charts 
>> from a web page. There are 4 charts that get updated daily (M-F). I 
>> currently do this manually by right clicking on the chart in Firefox 
>> and select save as. These are stock indexes for monitoring the 
>> investment portion of a retirement portfolio. I then put the 4 charts 
>> on one page in OpenOffice Writer with labels above each chart. How can 
>> I automate this process or is there an easier process to create a pdf 
>> or postscript file for output to default printer? I can send a sample 
>> output if some one would like to see the manual result.
>> Thank you
>> Bob
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