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I'm trying to scrape data but I'm having trouble scraping it. I'm able to navigate through website using RSelenium. You can find my code below. I want to scrape names from each drop down so that I can store them in an object and run a loop.
library(RSelenium)
library(rvest)
library(XML)
library(RCurl)
rd<-rsDriver()
remDr<-rd[["client"]]
url<-"https://kvk.icar.gov.in/facilities_list.aspx"
jsScript <- "var element = arguments[0]; return element.outerHTML;"
webpage<-read_html(url)
remDr$navigate("https://kvk.icar.gov.in/facilities_list.aspx")
remDr$refresh()
#First drop down
stateEle<-remDr$findElement("id", "ContentPlaceHolder1_ddlState")
#webElem <- remDr$findElement("id", "ContentPlaceHolder1_ddlDistrict")
stateHTML <- remDr$executeScript(jsScript, list(stateEle))[[1]]
statedoc <- htmlParse(appHTML)
states<-doc["//option", fun = function(x) xmlGetAttr(x, "name")]
stateEle$clickElement()
stateEle$sendKeysToElement(states[[30]])
stateEle$clickElement()
#Second drop down
distEle<-remDr$findElement("id", "ContentPlaceHolder1_ddlDistrict")
distHTML <- remDr$executeScript(jsScript, list(distEle))[[1]]
distdoc <- htmlParse(appHTML)
districts<-doc["//option", fun = function(x) xmlGetAttr(x, "value")]
distEle$clickElement()
distEle$sendKeysToElement(list(distdoc[[2]]))
distEle$clickElement()
#Third drop down
kvkEle<-remDr$findElement("id", "ContentPlaceHolder1_ddlKvk")
appHTML <- remDr$executeScript(jsScript, list(kvkEle))[[1]]
kvkdoc <- htmlParse(appHTML)
kvk<-doc["//option", fun = function(x) xmlGetAttr(x, "value")]
kvkEle$clickElement()
kvkEle$sendKeysToElement(list(kvk[[2]]))
kvkEle$clickElement()
#submitting the values
submitEle<-remDr$findElement("id", "ContentPlaceHolder1_btnSubmit")
submitEle$clickElement()
Also I want to scrape the results into a dataframe.
r for-loop web-scraping rvest rselenium
asked Nov 22 '18 at 6:23
Paritosh SharmaParitosh Sharma
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I'm trying to scrape data but I'm having trouble scraping it. I'm able to navigate through website using RSelenium. You can find my code below. I want to scrape names from each drop down so that I can store them in an object and run a loop.
library(RSelenium)
library(rvest)
library(XML)
library(RCurl)
rd<-rsDriver()
remDr<-rd[["client"]]
url<-"https://kvk.icar.gov.in/facilities_list.aspx"
jsScript <- "var element = arguments[0]; return element.outerHTML;"
webpage<-read_html(url)
remDr$navigate("https://kvk.icar.gov.in/facilities_list.aspx")
remDr$refresh()
#First drop down
stateEle<-remDr$findElement("id", "ContentPlaceHolder1_ddlState")
#webElem <- remDr$findElement("id", "ContentPlaceHolder1_ddlDistrict")
stateHTML <- remDr$executeScript(jsScript, list(stateEle))[[1]]
statedoc <- htmlParse(appHTML)
states<-doc["//option", fun = function(x) xmlGetAttr(x, "name")]
stateEle$clickElement()
stateEle$sendKeysToElement(states[[30]])
stateEle$clickElement()
#Second drop down
distEle<-remDr$findElement("id", "ContentPlaceHolder1_ddlDistrict")
distHTML <- remDr$executeScript(jsScript, list(distEle))[[1]]
distdoc <- htmlParse(appHTML)
districts<-doc["//option", fun = function(x) xmlGetAttr(x, "value")]
distEle$clickElement()
distEle$sendKeysToElement(list(distdoc[[2]]))
distEle$clickElement()
#Third drop down
kvkEle<-remDr$findElement("id", "ContentPlaceHolder1_ddlKvk")
appHTML <- remDr$executeScript(jsScript, list(kvkEle))[[1]]
kvkdoc <- htmlParse(appHTML)
kvk<-doc["//option", fun = function(x) xmlGetAttr(x, "value")]
kvkEle$clickElement()
kvkEle$sendKeysToElement(list(kvk[[2]]))
kvkEle$clickElement()
#submitting the values
submitEle<-remDr$findElement("id", "ContentPlaceHolder1_btnSubmit")
submitEle$clickElement()
Also I want to scrape the results into a dataframe.
r for-loop web-scraping rvest rselenium
asked Nov 22 '18 at 6:23
Paritosh SharmaParitosh Sharma
145
You could try just clicking on the select list, withoutvalue =part, and sending the first few keys of your value (sayANDAMAN). Note that the value you want should be highlighted, then sendEnterkey. For this you will want to read aboutsendKeyfunctionality of Selenium.
– Nutle
Nov 22 '18 at 10:58
I tried using this. Now i want to store the names from drop downs so that I can run a loop.
– Paritosh Sharma
Nov 29 '18 at 12:07
Checkout my answer and please accept it if does what you're looking for to close the issue
– Nutle
Nov 29 '18 at 13:03
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I'm trying to scrape data but I'm having trouble scraping it. I'm able to navigate through website using RSelenium. You can find my code below. I want to scrape names from each drop down so that I can store them in an object and run a loop.
library(RSelenium)
library(rvest)
library(XML)
library(RCurl)
rd<-rsDriver()
remDr<-rd[["client"]]
url<-"https://kvk.icar.gov.in/facilities_list.aspx"
jsScript <- "var element = arguments[0]; return element.outerHTML;"
webpage<-read_html(url)
remDr$navigate("https://kvk.icar.gov.in/facilities_list.aspx")
remDr$refresh()
#First drop down
stateEle<-remDr$findElement("id", "ContentPlaceHolder1_ddlState")
#webElem <- remDr$findElement("id", "ContentPlaceHolder1_ddlDistrict")
stateHTML <- remDr$executeScript(jsScript, list(stateEle))[[1]]
statedoc <- htmlParse(appHTML)
states<-doc["//option", fun = function(x) xmlGetAttr(x, "name")]
stateEle$clickElement()
stateEle$sendKeysToElement(states[[30]])
stateEle$clickElement()
#Second drop down
distEle<-remDr$findElement("id", "ContentPlaceHolder1_ddlDistrict")
distHTML <- remDr$executeScript(jsScript, list(distEle))[[1]]
distdoc <- htmlParse(appHTML)
districts<-doc["//option", fun = function(x) xmlGetAttr(x, "value")]
distEle$clickElement()
distEle$sendKeysToElement(list(distdoc[[2]]))
distEle$clickElement()
#Third drop down
kvkEle<-remDr$findElement("id", "ContentPlaceHolder1_ddlKvk")
appHTML <- remDr$executeScript(jsScript, list(kvkEle))[[1]]
kvkdoc <- htmlParse(appHTML)
kvk<-doc["//option", fun = function(x) xmlGetAttr(x, "value")]
kvkEle$clickElement()
kvkEle$sendKeysToElement(list(kvk[[2]]))
kvkEle$clickElement()
#submitting the values
submitEle<-remDr$findElement("id", "ContentPlaceHolder1_btnSubmit")
submitEle$clickElement()
Also I want to scrape the results into a dataframe.
r for-loop web-scraping rvest rselenium
asked Nov 22 '18 at 6:23
Paritosh SharmaParitosh Sharma
145
I'm trying to scrape data but I'm having trouble scraping it. I'm able to navigate through website using RSelenium. You can find my code below. I want to scrape names from each drop down so that I can store them in an object and run a loop.
library(RSelenium)
library(rvest)
library(XML)
library(RCurl)
rd<-rsDriver()
remDr<-rd[["client"]]
url<-"https://kvk.icar.gov.in/facilities_list.aspx"
jsScript <- "var element = arguments[0]; return element.outerHTML;"
webpage<-read_html(url)
remDr$navigate("https://kvk.icar.gov.in/facilities_list.aspx")
remDr$refresh()
#First drop down
stateEle<-remDr$findElement("id", "ContentPlaceHolder1_ddlState")
#webElem <- remDr$findElement("id", "ContentPlaceHolder1_ddlDistrict")
stateHTML <- remDr$executeScript(jsScript, list(stateEle))[[1]]
statedoc <- htmlParse(appHTML)
states<-doc["//option", fun = function(x) xmlGetAttr(x, "name")]
stateEle$clickElement()
stateEle$sendKeysToElement(states[[30]])
stateEle$clickElement()
#Second drop down
distEle<-remDr$findElement("id", "ContentPlaceHolder1_ddlDistrict")
distHTML <- remDr$executeScript(jsScript, list(distEle))[[1]]
distdoc <- htmlParse(appHTML)
districts<-doc["//option", fun = function(x) xmlGetAttr(x, "value")]
distEle$clickElement()
distEle$sendKeysToElement(list(distdoc[[2]]))
distEle$clickElement()
#Third drop down
kvkEle<-remDr$findElement("id", "ContentPlaceHolder1_ddlKvk")
appHTML <- remDr$executeScript(jsScript, list(kvkEle))[[1]]
kvkdoc <- htmlParse(appHTML)
kvk<-doc["//option", fun = function(x) xmlGetAttr(x, "value")]
kvkEle$clickElement()
kvkEle$sendKeysToElement(list(kvk[[2]]))
kvkEle$clickElement()
#submitting the values
submitEle<-remDr$findElement("id", "ContentPlaceHolder1_btnSubmit")
submitEle$clickElement()
Also I want to scrape the results into a dataframe.
r for-loop web-scraping rvest rselenium
r for-loop web-scraping rvest rselenium
asked Nov 22 '18 at 6:23
Paritosh SharmaParitosh Sharma
145
asked Nov 22 '18 at 6:23
Paritosh SharmaParitosh Sharma
145
edited Nov 29 '18 at 12:06
Paritosh Sharma
asked Nov 22 '18 at 6:23
Paritosh SharmaParitosh Sharma
145
asked Nov 22 '18 at 6:23
Paritosh SharmaParitosh Sharma
145
asked Nov 22 '18 at 6:23
Paritosh SharmaParitosh Sharma
145
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You could try just clicking on the select list, withoutvalue =part, and sending the first few keys of your value (sayANDAMAN). Note that the value you want should be highlighted, then sendEnterkey. For this you will want to read aboutsendKeyfunctionality of Selenium.
– Nutle
Nov 22 '18 at 10:58
I tried using this. Now i want to store the names from drop downs so that I can run a loop.
– Paritosh Sharma
Nov 29 '18 at 12:07
Checkout my answer and please accept it if does what you're looking for to close the issue
– Nutle
Nov 29 '18 at 13:03
add a comment |
You could try just clicking on the select list, withoutvalue =part, and sending the first few keys of your value (sayANDAMAN). Note that the value you want should be highlighted, then sendEnterkey. For this you will want to read aboutsendKeyfunctionality of Selenium.
– Nutle
Nov 22 '18 at 10:58
I tried using this. Now i want to store the names from drop downs so that I can run a loop.
– Paritosh Sharma
Nov 29 '18 at 12:07
Checkout my answer and please accept it if does what you're looking for to close the issue
– Nutle
Nov 29 '18 at 13:03
You could try just clicking on the select list, without
value = part, and sending the first few keys of your value (say ANDAMAN). Note that the value you want should be highlighted, then send Enter key. For this you will want to read about sendKey functionality of Selenium.– Nutle
Nov 22 '18 at 10:58
You could try just clicking on the select list, without
value = part, and sending the first few keys of your value (say ANDAMAN). Note that the value you want should be highlighted, then send Enter key. For this you will want to read about sendKey functionality of Selenium.– Nutle
Nov 22 '18 at 10:58
I tried using this. Now i want to store the names from drop downs so that I can run a loop.
– Paritosh Sharma
Nov 29 '18 at 12:07
I tried using this. Now i want to store the names from drop downs so that I can run a loop.
– Paritosh Sharma
Nov 29 '18 at 12:07
Checkout my answer and please accept it if does what you're looking for to close the issue
– Nutle
Nov 29 '18 at 13:03
Checkout my answer and please accept it if does what you're looking for to close the issue
– Nutle
Nov 29 '18 at 13:03
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Using your code,
stateEle<-remDr$findElement("id", "ContentPlaceHolder1_ddlState")
From here, if you want to get all values to do the looping, use:
library(magrittr)
stateEle$getElementText()[[1]] %>% strsplit(., '\n')
This will provide a list of text elements, where you could further remove the "--Select--" option:
stateEle$getElementText()[[1]] %>% strsplit(., '\n') %>% unlist %>% setdiff(., '--Select--')
Repeat this for all other select lists.
answered Nov 29 '18 at 12:42
NutleNutle
313215
So I am able to loop through all the the drop downs. But in the end I am having problem in scraping the data after a page opens. @Nutle
– Paritosh Sharma
Dec 27 '18 at 10:18
@ParitoshSharma what was the problem? I suggest you open another question describing what didn't work for you and what was your expected outcome.
– Nutle
Dec 27 '18 at 10:29
You can see my new question and the problem that I am facing. @Nutle
– Paritosh Sharma
Dec 27 '18 at 11:00
add a comment |
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Using your code,
stateEle<-remDr$findElement("id", "ContentPlaceHolder1_ddlState")
From here, if you want to get all values to do the looping, use:
library(magrittr)
stateEle$getElementText()[[1]] %>% strsplit(., '\n')
This will provide a list of text elements, where you could further remove the "--Select--" option:
stateEle$getElementText()[[1]] %>% strsplit(., '\n') %>% unlist %>% setdiff(., '--Select--')
Repeat this for all other select lists.
answered Nov 29 '18 at 12:42
NutleNutle
313215
So I am able to loop through all the the drop downs. But in the end I am having problem in scraping the data after a page opens. @Nutle
– Paritosh Sharma
Dec 27 '18 at 10:18
@ParitoshSharma what was the problem? I suggest you open another question describing what didn't work for you and what was your expected outcome.
– Nutle
Dec 27 '18 at 10:29
You can see my new question and the problem that I am facing. @Nutle
– Paritosh Sharma
Dec 27 '18 at 11:00
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Using your code,
stateEle<-remDr$findElement("id", "ContentPlaceHolder1_ddlState")
From here, if you want to get all values to do the looping, use:
library(magrittr)
stateEle$getElementText()[[1]] %>% strsplit(., '\n')
This will provide a list of text elements, where you could further remove the "--Select--" option:
stateEle$getElementText()[[1]] %>% strsplit(., '\n') %>% unlist %>% setdiff(., '--Select--')
Repeat this for all other select lists.
answered Nov 29 '18 at 12:42
NutleNutle
313215
So I am able to loop through all the the drop downs. But in the end I am having problem in scraping the data after a page opens. @Nutle
– Paritosh Sharma
Dec 27 '18 at 10:18
@ParitoshSharma what was the problem? I suggest you open another question describing what didn't work for you and what was your expected outcome.
– Nutle
Dec 27 '18 at 10:29
You can see my new question and the problem that I am facing. @Nutle
– Paritosh Sharma
Dec 27 '18 at 11:00
add a comment |
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Using your code,
stateEle<-remDr$findElement("id", "ContentPlaceHolder1_ddlState")
From here, if you want to get all values to do the looping, use:
library(magrittr)
stateEle$getElementText()[[1]] %>% strsplit(., '\n')
This will provide a list of text elements, where you could further remove the "--Select--" option:
stateEle$getElementText()[[1]] %>% strsplit(., '\n') %>% unlist %>% setdiff(., '--Select--')
Repeat this for all other select lists.
answered Nov 29 '18 at 12:42
NutleNutle
313215
Using your code,
stateEle<-remDr$findElement("id", "ContentPlaceHolder1_ddlState")
From here, if you want to get all values to do the looping, use:
library(magrittr)
stateEle$getElementText()[[1]] %>% strsplit(., '\n')
This will provide a list of text elements, where you could further remove the "--Select--" option:
stateEle$getElementText()[[1]] %>% strsplit(., '\n') %>% unlist %>% setdiff(., '--Select--')
Repeat this for all other select lists.
answered Nov 29 '18 at 12:42
NutleNutle
313215
answered Nov 29 '18 at 12:42
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answered Nov 29 '18 at 12:42
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answered Nov 29 '18 at 12:42
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So I am able to loop through all the the drop downs. But in the end I am having problem in scraping the data after a page opens. @Nutle
– Paritosh Sharma
Dec 27 '18 at 10:18
@ParitoshSharma what was the problem? I suggest you open another question describing what didn't work for you and what was your expected outcome.
– Nutle
Dec 27 '18 at 10:29
You can see my new question and the problem that I am facing. @Nutle
– Paritosh Sharma
Dec 27 '18 at 11:00
add a comment |
So I am able to loop through all the the drop downs. But in the end I am having problem in scraping the data after a page opens. @Nutle
– Paritosh Sharma
Dec 27 '18 at 10:18
@ParitoshSharma what was the problem? I suggest you open another question describing what didn't work for you and what was your expected outcome.
– Nutle
Dec 27 '18 at 10:29
You can see my new question and the problem that I am facing. @Nutle
– Paritosh Sharma
Dec 27 '18 at 11:00
So I am able to loop through all the the drop downs. But in the end I am having problem in scraping the data after a page opens. @Nutle
– Paritosh Sharma
Dec 27 '18 at 10:18
So I am able to loop through all the the drop downs. But in the end I am having problem in scraping the data after a page opens. @Nutle
– Paritosh Sharma
Dec 27 '18 at 10:18
@ParitoshSharma what was the problem? I suggest you open another question describing what didn't work for you and what was your expected outcome.
– Nutle
Dec 27 '18 at 10:29
@ParitoshSharma what was the problem? I suggest you open another question describing what didn't work for you and what was your expected outcome.
– Nutle
Dec 27 '18 at 10:29
You can see my new question and the problem that I am facing. @Nutle
– Paritosh Sharma
Dec 27 '18 at 11:00
You can see my new question and the problem that I am facing. @Nutle
– Paritosh Sharma
Dec 27 '18 at 11:00
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You could try just clicking on the select list, without
value =part, and sending the first few keys of your value (sayANDAMAN). Note that the value you want should be highlighted, then sendEnterkey. For this you will want to read aboutsendKeyfunctionality of Selenium.– Nutle
Nov 22 '18 at 10:58
I tried using this. Now i want to store the names from drop downs so that I can run a loop.
– Paritosh Sharma
Nov 29 '18 at 12:07
Checkout my answer and please accept it if does what you're looking for to close the issue
– Nutle
Nov 29 '18 at 13:03