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DeltaLover,
Use the link (towards the bottom of the page) to download the scratches and changes xml doc.
The xml doc itself was created with the intention that it be parsed (by horseplayers.)
The xml is updated throughout the day with new scratches and changes - in something that approaches real time.
The advantage of parsing the xml doc versus scraping html from a web page should be obvious. The xml doc was created with the intention that it be parsed by horseplayers. Because of that - they aren't going to knowingly change the xml schema in such a way that it breaks existing parse routines. (Can't say that about scraping html from a web page.)
No. They don't want bots continually pinging it. But you CAN create an app or routine to download it (for your own use) from the url at the link.
Just stick to the same info model as a web browser - one page view per click - and you'll be fine.
GameTheory,
So true. Hard to believe that was 7 years ago already.
-jp
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Last edited by Jeff P; 08-01-2016 at 11:07 AM.
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