I would like a small website hosted program (Script)
Not open to public
written in cgi/perl (open to suggestion)
To check 5 newspapers classified ads
To see if a keyword selected (option in admin) has an classified ad posted, If one week I want sailboat then next week something else it would look out there for me
then it would send an email with the total results of those ads (not showing location of those ads but total ad as posted.) to me and my two sons.
This script would only run once a day. To check if a classified ad was placed.
I would like this well documented
so it would be easy to fix (edit)
In case the html is changed on the site
or if a newspaper decision is changed.
or if i change my hosting platform.
login admin password protected with small admin to change
keyword,
email address's delivered to,
the time of day or night the script would run,
I'm open to ideas and suggestions
Here is the first suggested newspaper
[login to view URL]
A very Small town paper.
Here is the second one bigger population
[login to view URL]
I will need this to also search the thrifties part of this newspaper
[login to view URL];parent=Thrifties
these are the less then $500.00 items.
they are cheaper ads not categorized but they do carry a search engine to find it.
third newspaper
[login to view URL]
I like the search engine here
forth newspaper
[login to view URL];main=Recreational#Boats_and_Equipment
fifth newspaper
[login to view URL];SubLoc=240
just to make sure we are on the same page. I will post this same message to all I'm interested in.
I really don't think a dbase will be needed because I will not store the information to go back and look it up. I just need it to be able to email the ad contents to me. In short collect it then dump it to an email then wait until the next day to do it again.
If you have any other questions post it.