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Extract Text
About
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Summary

This tool displays text found within specific tags in an HTML document.

For more details, see here.

Walkthrough

Example: fetch HTML from http://www.w3.org/; extract text between <p> and </p> tags.
  1. Source text
    1. Enter `http://www.w3.org/' in the URL field.
  2. Subtext limited to
    1. Enter `p' in the Elements field.
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» Source text
  Example: http://www.w3.org/

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Summary

Determines the HTML source. HTML can be obtained from a URL or by uploading a file.

Fields

Source URL
HTML from the entered URL will be used as the data source for the analysis.

Local file
Use this field to upload a local HTML file for analysis.
» Subtext limited to
(separate multiple elements with a `,')
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Summary

Limits included text to text that appears within the spacified tag(s). Multiple tags should be delimited by commas. Leaving this field empty will include all text in the aggregate.

Fields

Elements
The text extraction will be restricted to the tag(s) entered here. Multiple tags should be separated by commas.
» Results
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Summary

Allows the user to choose how the results will be formatted and whether they should be displayed in a new browser window.

Fields

Display as
Determines the format in which results will be delivered

Open results in new window
Checking this box will display the results in a new window. This option is selected by default. In some cases pop-up blockers may disallow windows from being created, in which case this option may be de-selected.
`*' indicates a required field

 

 

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