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Software Request

  • 20-06-2010 1:03pm
    #1
    bonerm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,595 ✭✭✭


    (Thought about posting this on tech but I figured someone here might know more specifically what I'm looking for.)

    Does anyone know if there's a good program that can query IMDB (by entering a URL) and then return various database info related to that particular url (eg title , runtime, release years etc etc) in txt format?

    I know such programs exist but there doesn't seem to be anything out there that is simple and straighforward to use and I was hoping someone could recommend me a good one.

    Thanks


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  • #2
    bnt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,077 ✭✭✭✭bnt


    I haven't tried any myself, but when I saw the question, my first thought was not to go looking for a program as such, but for a method, an API (Application Programming Interface). One example I'm familiar with is Twitter, where you can perform a query by a URL. To send the results in a file rather than in a browser, you just use wget in a batch file, or send the HTTP request from any program you write.

    IMDB don't appear to offer an API directly, just raw data for download, so another guy has put an API together: http://www.deanclatworthy.com/imdb/ - have a look at that site for examples.

    It's hard to say any more without knowing what you plan to do with the data, but if it involves any kind of programming, even a batch script or a web page, then I think the API is the way to go.

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