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Tool for monitoring web changes
snickerpop
Member
in Help
I would like to setup my own tool like distill to check website for changes
It be mostly for checking if more expensive items change in pricing. If company adds a better coupon.
With the goal of using price protection if their is a drastic drop in the price of an item. I think this will be a lot cheaper then the 9 dollars per month distill wants for their service. I would like to know though if anyone knows of any good scripts to do this kind of monitoring.
VPS scripts are fine
but also windows
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SHOE GOTTA BE KEDDING ME!
camelcamelcamel does just fine for Amazon.. or you could use a HTML DOM parser and roll your own.
Contrary to popular belief amazon is not the only site out their.
Use any script to pull a page and look for a DOM element like #price-amt, save it to a file, and check if new!=prev
Usually under 3-5 lines in most languages
I already suggested this, but OP is a douche.
I like your camelcamelcamel idea for amazon.
Though I was thinking more like premade scripts on github or similar. My coding skills are lacking.
What you are requesting is easily done in most languages. Your skills are not just lacking, they are mostly none.
Oh wait...
A 2 minute google search:
You could do it real easy..
that'll be $7
How about "alternative" payment methods
You can give me a BJ next week.. I need to refill, first.
Since when you blay Black Jack?
Pretty much every time I take a shit.