Craigslist Search Utility

[pmccumber]

Well it is fixed. Simple to fix but staging this test takes about 30 minutes. For those interested, here is what happened.

CraigsList added another hyperlink to their output. So that put another <A> ... </A> block in each listing. If you don't tell the pattern match, it will match "greedy". So, I had to go into my (.*) and make them (.*?) blocks which tells it to consume up to the first and not the last.

Should be good for a while.

Paul

And we had a great time out there in Moab. Did the family hikes and picnics in Arches and Canyonlands. Still found time for Elephant Hill and Salt Creek. I highly recommend Salt Creek down to Castle and Fortress arches btw with wives and kids (should that be wife and kids? Oh heck, it was Utah - leave it wives!).

 

[Adrift]

I have emailed pmccumber about the Utility links sending to "Page Not Found".

 

[sdmayhew]

sent a donation to paul - found 3 items with your utility that I would have not otherwise

 

[WoodsFamily]

Simple awesome tool. Thanks so much!

 

[Markh]

So has the software been changed so you can only view the "car" results of the search list? I've tried to
search for other things and it shows me the number of items it found in a certain area but not the ads.

Just wondering. I really like the tool but this really cuts down its usefulness.

 

[pmccumber]

No, I haven't done anything but CL has. They change their output patterns and I have to parse the text to retrieve it. A coworker just told this AM about it so I'll see what I can do tonight.

I really wish they would just chill for a year or so.

 

[pmccumber]

Well, CL had replace <p> ... <\p> around listings for non-car items with <p attribute="some val"> ... <p>.

I tested the fix with cameras and bikes. Looks good.

 

[Adrift]

Emailed pmccumber about utility problem.

 

[pmccumber]

So they changed the method of communicating with the server from POST to GET. Of course I assumed it was a parsing problem and spent two hours trying to find it.

Literally had to change 4 characters to 3 in the http request method.

 

[AustinCruiser]

This thing is great!

Thanks for this. What a time saver.

 

[juggernaut]

Awesome, time-saving tool!

Thanks for this very cool app!
I've been using it a ton looking for the 1997 40th Anniversary LC of my dreams!
JPF

 

[Sando Serious]

This is awesome! I was using searchtempest for awhile and that wasn't even close to as great as this. Thanks.

 

[pmccumber]

Thanks everyone. I just updated Idaho and Montana. I looked at the server and I haven't reboot since April! I'm getting 9,000 unique visitors a day; wish there was a way to cash in on that. Oh well, glad it is getting used.

Paul

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Sell some advertising on that page!!

 

[California 4x4]

Hey thanks for the link! It's Amazing! Saves sooo much time!
As a heads up the link Is down as of 9/9/10 10:00 Pm.
Thanks again.

 

[jeffro109]

This thing as handier than a pocket on a t-shirt! Really well done, however you do stuff like that.

Thanks for the help as I search away!!

 

[BajaSurF]

This thing is SICK.. Awesome.. Thank You.

 

[nyquil]

Can somone PM me the link? Thanks NYQUIL

Can someone PM me the link? Thanks NYQUIL

 

[MoJ]

Can someone PM me the link? Thanks NYQUIL

States

It's also in the first post of the thread.

 

[BLouder]

Amazing tool. It actually becomes quite addictive.