Hello,

I would like to query and use the data returned from a google local search... For those who dont know the google local search this can be found here...

http://www.google.co.uk/local?hl=en&lr=&q=pizza&near=Colchester+CO3+9FA&sa=X&oi=localr

Using Lynx, I was able to get a text dump of the page

   [1]Google Local


   _______________________  _________________________________   Search
   What
   Where [_] Remember this location

    Local  Search within: [2]1 mile - [3]5 miles - 15 miles - [4]45
   miles

   Show only: [5]Pizza Delivery & Takeaway - [6]Takeaway Food

   A. [7]1st & Always Sam's Pizzeria
   01206 575555 5 Crouch St
   Colchester, CO3 3EN
   1.8 mi NE - [8]Directions

   References: [9]the-business-search.co.uk - [10]2 more »
   B. [11]Pizza Italia Plus
   01206 545500 34a Mersea Rd
   Colchester, CO2 7ES
   1.9 mi E - [12]Directions

   C. [13]Pizza Express plc
   01206 760680 1 St. Runwald Street
   Colchester, CO1 1AG
   1.9 mi NE - [14]Directions

   References: [15]bbc.co.uk - [16]2 more »
   D. [17]Perfect Pizza
   01206 546444 1 Middleborough
   Colchester, CO1 1QS
   2.0 mi NE - [18]Directions

   References: [19]perfectpizza.co.uk
   E. [20]Pizza Hut (UK) Ltd
   01206 574478 48-50 High St
   Colchester, CO1 1DH
   2.0 mi NE - [21]Directions

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What I would like is a regex to extarct the Name,Telephone,Address and distance of each record returned



Any help would be really appricated.

Dan

In reply to Google local search regex by danambroseUK

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