Windows 8 
Access 2013
Fetch data from website
Hello,
New MS Access user though, I've done some VBA in excel. Excuse my general noobishness. I'd like to be pointed in a direction regarding what I'm trying to achieve.
I want to find a way to fetch data from websites. I'm building a database of computer hardware components and want to find a way to auto update component prices on different websites such as newegg, ncix, ...
Currently, my DB is built as follows :
1- tblComp is a table of components including the following fields : Id (primary key), FKType (Component type, num, FK pointing to Id in tblLabel), Description, Link1, Link2 and Link 3 (3 different websites for that component where price is shown).
2- tblPrice is a table of component's prices including the following fields : Id (primary key), FKComp (Component, Num, FK pointing to Id in tblComp), Price1, Price 2, Price3 (price of links 1 2 3), Shipping1, Shipping2 and Shipping3 (shipping prices of links 1 2 3).
3- tblLabel is a table containing fields of component types, currency types, ...
I made frmComp, a form linked to tblComp where I can fill in the component type, description and link 1, 2 and 3. I'd like to find a way (macro or otherwise) for Access to consult those websites and find the price of the component (for a start). I know different sites have different layouts and it's a challenge to find the correct txt string in a big array but the fact is I'm only using certain sites and could write different macros for different sites. Ex : link1 could always be a Newegg link, link2 ...
I've tried the built in button in excel (Data ribbon -> web) and it works to some extent. It imports in a new tab an array of txt strings where I see the price I want to obtain.
Any thoughts ?
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