satRdayCapeTown2018SeanSoutar.mkv.mp4 (19.59 MB)
Gathering Data from Dynamic Web Forms using RSelenium and Docker
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posted on 2018-03-28, 11:30 authored by Sean SoutarVideo recording of Sean Soutar's presentation, entitled "Gathering Data from Dynamic Web Forms using RSelenium and Docker" presented at SatRday Cape Town, UCT, 17 March 2018
Abstract:
Scraping data can be difficult especially when dealing with dynamic forms. I present a case study of how I used RSelenium and Docker to simulate a user interacting with a ASP.NET form. This was done on the South African Reserve Bank’s online statistical query to automate file downloads.
