Need help! I want a simple program but don't know what language?

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Hi Warriors!
I want a program where I enter a number on my laptop the program will go to a website and gather data and return that data to my screen. This is a repetitive process that I do over and over and I'm getting tired.
Could Java do this? Or what language?

Thanks for any help!

Tim
#programming #language #program #simple
  • Seems like you need data scraper or web browser automation .
    Java is good for everything, so yes you can use Java ( or practically any programming language .., looks like you don't know any at the moment so probably Python could be better option for you )
    For web browser automation Google Selenium or Helium
  • Thank you - that info is most helpful!
  • Programming languages don't do anything. Only programmers do things, using programming languages.
  • You might want to look into compiled languages vs scripting languages as well.
  • this should be quite an easy task. if you have no programming/scripting knowledge and wish to do it yourself, i would recommend either:

    1) iMacro (imacros.net) - a browser extension. it can record your actions to formulate a script, then execute the script on demand. syntax is very simple, very short learning curve.

    2) AutoIt (autoitscript.com) - a general-purpose scripting language, very powerful yet very easy to learn. much more powerful than iMacro, becomes useful when you "push the envelope" for iMacro.

    i've done web scraping with both, i can testify first-hand both are potent and easy to learn.

    do feel free to ask if you need more info.
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    • @bgrubber This is very Useful..I also Don't know about such extension. thank you for sharing this.
  • If you don't mind spending a bit of cash - go to UpWork and find a developer that can do it for less than $30.
    Or consider uBotstudio
    Expensive but good.
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