I am trying to get the Title text using XPATH //*[@class='dati1w0a qt6c0cv9 hv4rvrfc discj3wi']/div[1]/span[1]/text() from any Facebook MarketPlace Item (eg https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/588418675854056 but it does not return the Title text. Pasting it into the Google Chrome Console finds the exact text correctly.
I have un-ticked all the other objects apart from DOMXPath
Can you help?
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Hi @Marcus Roskill ,
Could you try passing HTML InnerText into the Property Name and trying again?
This Xpath works just as well:
//span[@class='d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 qg6bub1s fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db o0t2es00 f530mmz5 hnhda86s oo9gr5id']
Kind Regards,
Ashwin A.K
That worked! How some there is so little documentation about Capture, it is very powerful and could be used more!
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Hi @Marcus Roskill ,
Glad I could help!
I'd appreciate it if you marked my solution as "Best" so that others facing similar issues may benefit from it as well.
Also, Naveen Automation Labs is a great resource for learning Xpaths.
Kind Regards,
Ashwin A.K
OK, now I'm trying to get the images using
//*[@class='beltcj47 p86d2i9g aot14ch1 kzx2olss q9uorilb pfnyh3mw ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs tv7at329 thwo4zme fv0vnmcu ggphbty4']/div/div/img[$imageCounterStr$]
where $imageCounterStr$ is in a loop, but Capture isn't writing the img URL to the variable
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Hi @Marcus Roskill ,
Same approach, but this time type in HTML Href in place of HTML InnerText.
To download the images, use a Browser: Download Action.
Also, if you wish to download all the images, you have to modify your Xpath like so:
(//*[@class='beltcj47 p86d2i9g aot14ch1 kzx2olss q9uorilb pfnyh3mw ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs tv7at329 thwo4zme fv0vnmcu ggphbty4']/div/div/img[1])[$nImageCounter$]
Kind Regards,
Ashwin A.K
Thank you Ashwin, that is most helpful. So how do I break out of the loop when the last image has been acquired. eg if the imageCounter reaches 7 and there are only img[6] then Capture will time-out, how do I stop at 6 (this number varies)
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Hi @Marcus Roskill ,
I would suggest nesting the Actions responsible for scrapping data inside of a Loop: While Object Action.
Inside the Object, specify the same DOMXpath that performs the scrapping.
So essentially, you have a loop that goes on iterating as long as long as the item is present on the webpage.
I have addressed this in an article I have penned long back, check it out if you are interested.
Kind Regards,
Ashwin A.K
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