[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.