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    How to find data on web via excel function or equation

    I have asked in a prior thread to which there have been zero helpful responses, how to lookup date of birth or death online and automate in excel.

    I have used "get data" function in the past for data uploaded into a table on a website, but what I need is not in table format. I have a list of 500-600 people for which I want to find DoB (and when events occur, the DoD).

    If excel cannot do this, what program language can do this? Seems like a simple ask. If I type in "date of birth Mel Gibson", the first result is almost 100% of the time going to be the person for whom I want to get the DoB. That date pops up right away as the top result, so what can I do to replicate this on an automated basis?

    I appreciate any and all guidance, even if just to lead me in the right direction of self-education.
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    Re: How to find data on web via excel function or equation

    Administrative Note:

    I am sorry you have not had any 'helpful' responses yet. Usually, when this happens, it is because your requirements are unclear or nobody has a way of doing what you want that they can share with you.

    However, this is a duplicate thread, and you are allowed only ONE thread per issue here.

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