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[REBOL] Downloading patents?

From: bpaddock::csonline::net at: 31-Aug-2001 19:16

Every now and then I need to get a patent from one of the Internet Patent Servers. Unfortunately they make you download one page at a time. Downloading a 38 page patent this way took over a hour. Wait-for page to finish loading, click 'next page' button, repeat cycle till no more pages. Here is a Representative URL: http://l2.espacenet.com/dips/bnsviewer?CY=gb&LG=en&DB=EPD&PN=US4215330&ID=US+++4215330A1+I+ I've played with proxy.r some to see what information the server and browsers are exchanging. What I was wondering is if any one has already done a patent downloading program? I don't want to reinvent the wheel. I know there are a few commercial ones out there but they have to many zeros in the price tag for my occasional usage budget. I've done little in the way of Rebol coding, so any one have any tips that might help me get this done? Need to parse out the maximum number of pages from the first header, then ask the server for each subsequent page.