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| − | This command is a [[File Commands|File Command]]. This command allows you to save text and lists to a file. You can specify the name and location where you want to save the file. If you are saving text, it will save it verbatim to the file, and if you are saving a list it will save it to the file one list item per line. You can read these files using the $read file or $list from file functions. | + | This command is a [[File Commands|File Command]]. This command allows you to save text and lists to a file. You can specify the name and location where you want to save the file. |
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| + | If you are saving text, it will save it verbatim to the file, and if you are saving a list it will save it to the file one list item per line. | ||
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| + | You can read these files using the $read file or $list from file functions. | ||
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You can save files with whatever extension you choose | You can save files with whatever extension you choose | ||
(i.e. .txt, .csv, .html, .bat, etc) | (i.e. .txt, .csv, .html, .bat, etc) | ||
| − | + | '''Save As:''' the file path complete with file name and file extension | |
| − | + | '''Content to Save field:''' where you would place content of the file | |
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== Example == | == Example == | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
| − | navigate("http:// | + | navigate("http://wiki.ubotstudio.com/wiki/Main_Page", "Wait") |
wait(5) | wait(5) | ||
| − | save to file("C:\\Users | + | save to file("C:\\Users\\Desktop\\New Text Document.txt", $scrape attribute(<href=w"/wiki/*">, "innertext")) |
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</pre> | </pre> | ||
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Running the script will navigate to the specified website, scrape the specified items, and save the scraped items to the file specified in the save to file command. | Running the script will navigate to the specified website, scrape the specified items, and save the scraped items to the file specified in the save to file command. | ||
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| + | [[File:savetofile03.jpg]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:26, 7 September 2014
This command is a File Command. This command allows you to save text and lists to a file. You can specify the name and location where you want to save the file.
If you are saving text, it will save it verbatim to the file, and if you are saving a list it will save it to the file one list item per line.
You can read these files using the $read file or $list from file functions.
You can save files with whatever extension you choose (i.e. .txt, .csv, .html, .bat, etc)
Save As: the file path complete with file name and file extension
Content to Save field: where you would place content of the file
[edit] Example
navigate("http://wiki.ubotstudio.com/wiki/Main_Page", "Wait")
wait(5)
save to file("C:\\Users\\Desktop\\New Text Document.txt", $scrape attribute(<href=w"/wiki/*">, "innertext"))
Running the script will navigate to the specified website, scrape the specified items, and save the scraped items to the file specified in the save to file command.
