I have a client who would like to extract some data from a web page. Only problem is that it is displayed via a Java Applet. Is it possible to get at the displayed data for feeding into another program?
bcc1234
11:07 am on Dec 17, 2002 (gmt 0)
You would have to be more specific.
IanTurner
11:20 am on Dec 17, 2002 (gmt 0)
I am looking to extract text that is displayed inside the applet.
bcc1234
11:23 am on Dec 17, 2002 (gmt 0)
Do you have the access to the applet sources? Can you modify it?
BlobFisk
12:20 pm on Dec 17, 2002 (gmt 0)
It is possible to reverse engineer some applets, by running the class file through a reverse engineering programme to get the original .java file. A google search for .class to .java reverse engineering should throw up a few decent results.
You could also take a look at the param value in the applet code on the page - sometimes text for an applet is pulled in from these.
