Import text from internet location

Goal

Import text content located at one or more URLs for further processing with Orange Textable.

Ingredients

Widget

URLs

Icon

urls_icon

Quantity

1

Procedure

Single URL

Importing text from an internet location using the URLs widget

Figure 1: Importing text from an internet location using the URLs widget.

  1. Create an instance of URLs.

  2. Double-click on it to open its interface.

  3. Make sure the Advanced settings checkbox is not selected.

  4. In the URL field, type the URL whose content you want to import (including the http:// or https:// prefix).

  5. In the Encoding drop-down menu, select the encoding that corresponds to this URL or (auto-detect) if unsure.

  6. Click the Send button or tick the Send automatically checkbox.

  7. A segmentation covering the URL’s content is then available at the output of URLs; to display or export it, see Cookbook: Text output.

Multiple URLs

Importing text from several internet locations using the URLs widget

Figure 2: Importing text from several internet locations using the URLs widget.

  1. Create an instance of URLs.

  2. Double-click on it to open its interface.

  3. Make sure the Advanced settings checkbox is selected.

  4. If needed, empty the list of imported URLs by clicking the Clear all button.

  5. In the URL(s) field, enter the URLs you want to import (including the http:// or https:// prefix), separated by the string ” / ” (space + slash + space).

  6. In the Encoding drop-down menu, select the encoding that corresponds to the set of selected URLs or (auto-detect) if unsure.

  7. Click the Add button to add the set of selected URLs to the list of imported URLs.

  8. Repeat steps 5 to 7 for adding more URLs if needed.

  9. Click the Send button or tick the Send automatically checkbox.

  10. A segmentation containing a segment covering each imported URL’s content is then available at the output of URLs; to display or export it, see Cookbook: Text output.

See also