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    MS Forms 2.0 library Macro

    I seek a macro that can hold 7 pieces of manually copied data (from a website) in clipboard for inserion at 7 specific points in an excel worksheet (It will actually paste the first and then add the other 6 at specific points to lengthen the table first pasted). As clipboard normally holds only one data per time, it is said that the way to do this is to use the Data.Object in MS Forms 2.0 library. I am new to all these and therefore need your help. Thanks in advance.

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    Re: MS Forms 2.0 library Macro

    Did you ever explore a webquery ?



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    Re: MS Forms 2.0 library Macro

    Frankly, I do not know how to do web query. However, others on the web have said that it is not possible to do so given that the data is mainly delivered by java script and the site is made in AJAX (whatever that means). I hope they are wrong and will gladly accept any help in that direction.

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    Did you ever explore a webquery ?

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    Re: MS Forms 2.0 library Macro

    Here is the URL he is trying to copy/query:
    http://www.racingpost.com/greyhounds/card.sd

    See this thread for more information (note that the linked thread was originally about cleaning up an existing macro, whereas the OP is now requesting, if possible, to replace the current method of manually copying the tables and the running a cleanup macro with a macro that draws the data directly from the webpage to eliminate the need for a cleanup macro):
    http://www.excelforum.com/excel-prog...-outputes.html

    I really don't know anything about Data.Object in MS Forms 2.0 library and so recommended he start a new thread in the hopes of attracting a more knowledgable forum member.

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    Re: MS Forms 2.0 library Macro

    Thanks Whizbang...you trully understand my position. Could not have explained any better. Thanks.

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    Re: MS Forms 2.0 library Macro

    While roaming the internet for inspiration about this problem of getting data from racingpost, I came across this code which gets some information from that website. While it is not exactly for greyhounds, I think it might inspire someone who understands codes, to help me. Thanks in advance.
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    Last edited by bertlogdi1; 06-15-2011 at 03:53 PM. Reason: code amendment due to incomplete copying last time

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