I want to capture some data from some web pages but they are constructed
in such a way that I cannot capture the data bu copy/paste or by saving
the web page. There is a java script that puts up a message box to
print the page and then invokes the Print dialog. When I close the
print dialog, the java code then put up another screen. Can I direct
the print dialog to print to a file and then somehow convert that file
to a text file? I have tried defining a generic text only printer set
to print to a files and print to it. The output is not a text file. Am
I doing something wrong? Is WIN XP trying to tell me what I want? Are
there any programs that can convert the printer output to a text file?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank, Vince Radice

Rather sounds to me like the web designer doesn't want you to capture or
print the page(s) in question.

Cari
www.coribright.com

"Hank" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I want to capture some data from some web pages but they are constructed
> in such a way that I cannot capture the data bu copy/paste or by saving
> the web page. There is a java script that puts up a message box to
> print the page and then invokes the Print dialog. When I close the
> print dialog, the java code then put up another screen. Can I direct
> the print dialog to print to a file and then somehow convert that file
> to a text file? I have tried defining a generic text only printer set
> to print to a files and print to it. The output is not a text file. Am
> I doing something wrong? Is WIN XP trying to tell me what I want? Are
> there any programs that can convert the printer output to a text file?
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank, Vince Radice
>

I can print the page but I would also like to keep the data for future
reference. Is there any way I can direct the otput to a "print" file
and extract the data out of it?

Thanks,
Vince Radice

Cari MS-MVP wrote:

> Rather sounds to me like the web designer doesn't want you to capture or
> print the page(s) in question.
>
> Cari
> www.coribright.com
>
> "Hank" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:jyKib.122473$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>I want to capture some data from some web pages but they are constructed
>>in such a way that I cannot capture the data bu copy/paste or by saving
>>the web page. There is a java script that puts up a message box to
>>print the page and then invokes the Print dialog. When I close the
>>print dialog, the java code then put up another screen. Can I direct
>>the print dialog to print to a file and then somehow convert that file
>>to a text file? I have tried defining a generic text only printer set
>>to print to a files and print to it. The output is not a text file. Am
>>I doing something wrong? Is WIN XP trying to tell me what I want? Are
>>there any programs that can convert the printer output to a text file?
>>Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank, Vince Radice
>>
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