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I want to make a database that stores pictures of food from various websites.

What I want to do Is create a function that executes a google search for the
word "lobster" and retreives ALL images from ALL websites that return from
the search, maximum of 20 sites. Then it saves each image to a folder.

I'm wanting to create a menu. If the website has lobster on it, then it will
have other fine dining items as well.

Also, I only want it to save the picture if the file size is larger than 20KB,
as I only want images of higher resolution. (I'm gonna do a lot of
photoshoping to these images to make them appear more appetizing on a menu).
And I'm aware of copyright laws. I'm just doing this to put together a
sample menu, and then will manually select images I like, and take new
photographs of them.

Can this be done in VB?

Thank you
 
Very easy answer: yes.

Unless you're fluent in Google, VB/VBA, HTTP etc., however, it will
probably be quicker just to go take the photographs.
 
John,

Thank you for response. Would you be interested in pointing me to the right
direction where I can get the code for this? I am very fluent in VBA. I
know I will need to instatiate a "InternetExplorer.Application"

Any help you could provide me to get started would be greatly appreciated. I
do have a good reason for wanting to automate this.

Thank you,
Tony

John said:
Very easy answer: yes.

Unless you're fluent in Google, VB/VBA, HTTP etc., however, it will
probably be quicker just to go take the photographs.
I want to make a database that stores pictures of food from various websites.
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I doubt whether it's a question of "getting the code" but of learning
enough to write it. It's not my field; I'd start with a web search for
"microsoft internet controls" and the "microsoft html object library"
and also study the documentation for these at http://msdn.microsoft.com.

No doubt you've already explored http://code.google.com/. The O'Reilly
Google Hacks book may be useful too.

John,

Thank you for response. Would you be interested in pointing me to the right
direction where I can get the code for this? I am very fluent in VBA. I
know I will need to instatiate a "InternetExplorer.Application"

Any help you could provide me to get started would be greatly appreciated. I
do have a good reason for wanting to automate this.

Thank you,
Tony

John said:
Very easy answer: yes.

Unless you're fluent in Google, VB/VBA, HTTP etc., however, it will
probably be quicker just to go take the photographs.
I want to make a database that stores pictures of food from various websites.
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Thank you
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