Excel Help

Kinja'd!!! "KMarino" (KMarino)
06/11/2014 at 16:59 • Filed to: None

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I am trying to pull data from this site:

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc…

where it pulls the data for each date for the past 7 into excel

I basically need this but for the past few years. The data is there, but I don't know how to automate it. Any one know how to do this with out having to go to each date?

THANKS!

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DISCUSSION (5)


Kinja'd!!! RyanFrew > KMarino
06/11/2014 at 17:12

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Do you know how to write a Macro at all? Trying to assess your skill level with Excel...


Kinja'd!!! RyanFrew > KMarino
06/11/2014 at 17:14

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You could at least take the Raw Data Text File for each year and separate that out manually, especially using some if/then or replace moves.


Kinja'd!!! crowmolly > KMarino
06/11/2014 at 17:16

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You will need to write a script to scrape each web page.

Format is:

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/event-status/reactor-status/2014/20140611ps.html

Where the bold is the variable date. If you can download a raw text file en masse that would be easier to parse on your end.


Kinja'd!!! RyanFrew > KMarino
06/11/2014 at 17:23

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Actually, if this can wait until tomorrow, I kind of want to do it. Challenge accepted.


Kinja'd!!! KMarino > RyanFrew
06/11/2014 at 17:36

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I think i got it. I didn't see the raw text per year. i can use that into a txt doc and import it based on txt. then i can filter on the plants i want and the dates i want