macOS Automator - Sequential URL processing?

[island]

I'm looking for a way to have Automator do this...

1. Go to a website, for example (www.aol.com/blah/G00000001)

2. Save page as PDF

3. Repeat with (www.aol.com/blah/G00000002), the next number.

4. Stop at a certain number.

I've been playing with Automator for a while and I can't seem to find a way to do it, any help would be awesome. Thanks.

 

[island]

From a little more research, I found that I might need some AppleScript in there along the lines of...

setUrlBase to "http://mysite.com/que_call.cfg?order="

Then I need to figure out how to make it start from WI01010000 through WI01019999 and then stop, saving each page as either HTML or a PDF.

Any ideas would be appreciated, thanks!

 

[numero]

Is it just me or does it look like you are up to no good? It looks like you are trying to script your way through the orders of someone's web store. No help here for that.

 

[island]

It's to collect work orders in PDF form instead of me keeping them in paper form and wasting space. I'm a service technician for Dell and every morning there is at least 5 papers to print out with service call information.

Don't be so quick to judge.

 

[PyroTurtle]

From a little more research, I found that I might need some AppleScript in there along the lines of...

setUrlBase to "http://mysite.com/que_call.cfg?order="

Then I need to figure out how to make it start from WI01010000 through WI01019999 and then stop, saving each page as either HTML or a PDF.

Any ideas would be appreciated, thanks!

You could try just using curl in the terminal. cd to where you want to go and then run:

curl -O "http://mysite.com/que_call.cfg?order=WI0101[0000-9999]"

Just know that it will structure the number in the [] exactly how it's shows. so it will try 0001, then 0002, etc.

Hope that helps, if it doesn't just ignore my ramblings.

 

[numero]

Your example showed 10,000 web pages to crawl.

If you only have 5 or a few more you could just use the "save as PDF" from the print dialog.

It's to collect work orders in PDF form instead of me keeping them in paper form and wasting space. I'm a service technician for Dell and every morning there is at least 5 papers to print out with service call information.

Don't be so quick to judge.

 

[island]

Curl worked for me, churning away as we speak. Thanks for the help PyroTurtle, you rock!