General Description
Table Export is a web based utility that allows you to export the table data
from a web page into a convenient format (like a tab delimited file). This
utility solves the annoying 'cut and paste' problem that comes up when you
have a web page with data arranged in a table that you want to put into
a spreadsheet. Before, when you tried to simply copy and paste the data into
your spreadsheet, you would loose all of the table's original formatting.
This utility solves these problems in a convenient way.
The "table_export" package consists of HTML files and CGI scripts to allow
users to export data from an HTML table.
To use it:
- Type in a URL into the space provided.
- Click on the 'Export' button.
- You are then asked to select which tables you want to export. To export
all of them, click on the 'Export All Tables' button. To export only a few
tables, click on the buttons next to those tables. At this point you should
also select what file type you want the exported data to be in. The default
setting for this is 'text'.
- Click on the 'Export' button.
NOTE: You can also add a Table Export button
to your browser. This makes it easier to export data from HTML forms. Once
you've added the button to your browser, you can simply click on the button
whenever you want to export data!
Known Problems:
- You can not export table data from a web page that uses an authentication
scheme other than the basic authentication. If, when trying to access a
site, you are required to type a username and password (or any other kind of
identification) into an HTML form (and not a pop-up dialog box), then Table
Export will not work correctly.
Brought to you by the friendly folks in the IT-Lab at the
Medical University of South Carolina.