Read HTML Table actions read the contents of
an HTML table obtained from a web page, and store the results in a Table
dataset.
Action Property
Description
HTML Table Index
An Integer parameter
or dataset specifying an index number
for the HTML table to read. The first HTML table in a web page has the
index 0.
Result
A Table dataset
which stores the contents of the HTML table.
URL
A String parameter
which stores the URL for the web page from which to read the HTML table.
The input parameters for a Read HTML Table
action may be set using the Configure
Table To Read Wizard, which allows you to specify a web page URL and
then browse for the appropriate table. To start the Wizard, select ‘Configure
Table To Read’ from the action’s context menu. When the Wizard has finished,
use the Property Editor to create a Result dataset which will store
the contents of the HTML table.