Demo-ExtractRelative

From iMacros

Preceding TAG commands may be used for relative positioning of the following TAG or extraction.

 
VERSION BUILD=8031994
TAB T=1
TAB CLOSEALLOTHERS
URL GOTO=http://demo.imacros.net/Automate/Extract2

'Classic extraction will count the number of cells from the TOP of the page
'extract 2 
TAG POS=13 TYPE=TD ATTR=TXT:* EXTRACT=TXT
'
'Better to use positioning relative to the TAG command that
'appears just before the TAG/EXTRACT command
'
TAG POS=1 TYPE=TH ATTR=TXT:MyTable
'Postion is now R3, the 3rd cell after the text "Mytable"   
TAG POS=R3 TYPE=TD ATTR=TXT:* EXTRACT=TXT 
'Also extract the following numbers 4 and 5 
TAG POS=R1 TYPE=TD ATTR=TXT:* EXTRACT=TXT 
TAG POS=R1 TYPE=TD ATTR=TXT:* EXTRACT=TXT 

'
'Alternative solution
'
TAG POS=1 TYPE=TH ATTR=TXT:MyTable
TAG POS=R3 TYPE=TD ATTR=TXT:* EXTRACT=TXT 
TAG POS=1 TYPE=TH ATTR=TXT:MyTable
TAG POS=R4 TYPE=TD ATTR=TXT:* EXTRACT=TXT
TAG POS=1 TYPE=TH ATTR=TXT:MyTable 
TAG POS=R5 TYPE=TD ATTR=TXT:* EXTRACT=TXT 

'
'Negative positioning => move to the LEFT and/or TOP of the anchor
TAG POS=1 TYPE=TD ATTR=TXT:3   
'Move two cells left => extract the number "1"
TAG POS=R-2 TYPE=TD ATTR=TXT:* EXTRACT=TXT