longen
msg:4353428 | 12:23 pm on Aug 19, 2011 (gmt 0) |
I've used the paid service from Mozenda but I assume you are looking for a free service.
If it is a SQL database could you not export the data yourself.
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Novus
msg:4353438 | 1:19 pm on Aug 19, 2011 (gmt 0) |
Hi I just looked a Mozenda, yes ist is an SQL database but its hosted with the developers which I have no access, My CMS is archaic so cant do it from there. Im expecting the devs to charge so i was just wondering if there is an alternative.
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longen
msg:4353463 | 2:08 pm on Aug 19, 2011 (gmt 0) |
Compare the Developers fee with what Mechanical Turk would cost.
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Novus
msg:4365209 | 8:41 am on Sep 21, 2011 (gmt 0) |
Hi All
Just to re-touch on this subject my developers have increased there quote from £350 to £495 to £1125 for the task of creating a csv export facility from a CMS.
Due to the miss quoting they have offered to do the work for £750 now this still seems rather high considering exporting the data directly from the SQL server can be done relatively easly, The site is basic php, I would not thave thought it would be so expensive.
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londrum
msg:4365236 | 9:33 am on Sep 21, 2011 (gmt 0) |
if all the info you need about each product is displayed using the same template, then it should be pretty easy to scrape the data straight from the page
if you're only talking about 2000 products then it wouldn't even take very long. you just need someone to write a simple little .php script for you
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brotherhood of LAN
msg:4365237 | 9:35 am on Sep 21, 2011 (gmt 0) |
A simple one line command with WGET can fetch all the pages, and as said, a simple script can extract the data from them.
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