Re: Regular Expression: I need a regex to fetch data from an html file

Actually, I think it would be handy if you tell us what data you wish to extract. Is it only the numeric parameter of openInvoice[0]?

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Re^2: Regular Expression: I need a regex to fetch data from an html file by Anonymous Monk on Feb 27, 2012 at 10:27 UTC
`<tr><td id='Auf'>50956866</td> <td id='Ku'>D510848</td> <td id='Rec'>18.10.2011</td> <td id='Re'>EUR 118,95</td> <td id='Za'>EUR 0,00</td> <td id='Off'>EUR 118,95</td>` [download] this was my html file from where I wanted to extract the data but finally I have the solution just wanted to share this with you monks the Regex: `<td id='AuftragsId'>(.)</td>\s<td id='KundenNr'>(.)</td>\s<td id= +'RechnungsDatum'>(.)</td>\s<td id='RechnungsBetragAktuell'>(.)</td +>\s<td id='ZahlungsBetragAktuell'>(.)</td>\s<td id='OffenePosten'> +(.*)</td>` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: Regular Expression: I need a regex to fetch data from an html file by bitingduck (Deacon) on Feb 27, 2012 at 16:26 UTC
There are a lot of nice modules in CPAN that will do your extraction in a more robust way-- i.e. they won't break if the maker of the table makes small changes in the text. Some places to start: HTML::TableExtract HTML::TreeParser HTML::TokeParser Unless you're trying to do something really out there (and maybe even then), someone has probably already solved more than half of your problem and posted a module that does it reliably.	[reply]