C# web extracting programming. Which libraries, examples and samples?
I have just started programming and have made a few small applications in C and C#. My understanding is that programming for the web 开发者_运维技巧and things related to the web is a very easy task nowadays.
Please note this is for personnel learning, not for rent a coder or any money making.
An application which can run on any Windows platform (even Windows 98).
The application should start automatically at a scheduled time and do the following.
- Connect to a site which displays stock prices summary (high low current open).
- Capture the data (excluding the other things in the site.)
- And save it to disk (an SQL database)
Please note:-
The Internet connection is assumed to be there always.
I do not want to know how to make a database schema or a database.
The stock exchange has no law prohibiting the use of the data provided on its site, but I do not want to mention the name in case I am wrong, but it's for personal private use only.
The data of summary of pricing is arranged in a table such that when copied pasted to MS Excel it automatically forms a table.
What are some steps, guidance, examples and libraries for achieving this task?
You can use the HTML Agility Pack to parse web pages.
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