Answer: How can my script retrieve the contents of an existing webpage?

Another option if you have lynx on your system would be

$webpage=`lynx -source http://blah.com`;  #gets html source of documen
+t
$webpage=`lynx -dump http://blah.com`;    #returns output as formatted
+ text
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Here's the correct syntax by furtive (Initiate) on Sep 02, 2001 at 20:35 UTC
Not quite. you're calling the shell and need to do it properly, here is the correct syntax: `$webpage=system("lynx -source http://blah.com");` [download] Otherwise you will literaly get `lynx -source http://blah.com` as a scaler.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Here's the correct syntax by CheeseLord (Deacon) on Sep 03, 2001 at 01:40 UTC
Sorry, but even that's untrue. vroom likely meant to enclose his code in backticks (`), not single quotes. That solution would've worked. But using `system` will only give you the return value from the system call instead of the output (although you'll likely get the output on your screen, it won't be stored in `$webpage`, which is the whole point here). What you want is `qx`, or backticks. They will return the output of the system call: $webpage = qx[ lynx -source http://blah.com ]; # Or... $webpage = `lynx -source http://blah.com`; [download] Whichever fits your style and the situation best. His Royal Cheeziness	[reply] [d/l]


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Answer: How can my script retrieve the contents of an existing webpage?

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