"Can I crawl websites in java script using rapidminer"

ArnoG

I have a problem crawling a website. I believe the problem is that the website is build in javascript. Is it possible to crawl such a page using rapidminer? 

For example: http://www.booking.com/hotel/nl/easyhotel-amsterdam.nl.html?sid=9fc05dc001129cc3698397a2efbfba2f;dcid=1#hash-blockdisplay4

When I use the Crawl web operator i only creates two files. The files leads to the startingpage of the hotel, not the review page. While I use the reviewpage as URL in the operator.

How can I crawl this website?

Thanks Arno

ArnoG

The process I created so far leads me to the starting page of a specific hotel and not to the review page.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<process version="5.3.008">
  <context>
    <input/>
    <output/>
    <macros/>
  </context>
  <operator activated="true" class="process" compatibility="5.3.008" expanded="true" name="Process">
    <process expanded="true">
      <operator activated="true" class="web:crawl_web" compatibility="5.3.000" expanded="true" height="60" name="Crawl Web" width="90" x="112" y="30">
        <parameter key="url" value="http://www.booking.com/hotel/nl/easyhotel-amsterdam.nl.html?sid=9fc05dc001129cc3698397a2efbfba2f;dcid=1#hash-blockdisplay4"/>
        <list key="crawling_rules">
          <parameter key="store_with_matching_url" value=".+/easyhotel-amsterdam.nl..+"/>
          <parameter key="follow_link_with_matching_text" value=".+/easyhotel-amsterdam.nl..+|#hash-blockdisplay4"/>
        </list>
        <parameter key="output_dir" value="C:\Improve Your Business\Qing\Pilot\test\crawlbooking.com"/>
        <parameter key="extension" value="html"/>
        <parameter key="max_pages" value="1000"/>
        <parameter key="max_depth" value="18"/>
        <parameter key="max_page_size" value="100000"/>
      </operator>
      <connect from_op="Crawl Web" from_port="Example Set" to_port="result 1"/>
      <portSpacing port="source_input 1" spacing="0"/>
      <portSpacing port="sink_result 1" spacing="0"/>
      <portSpacing port="sink_result 2" spacing="0"/>
    </process>
  </operator>
</process>

Nils_Woehler

Hi Arno,

unfortunately at the moment this is not possible.

Best,
Nils

ArnoG

Hi Nils,
Thanks for your answer. Maybe a functionality in the next releases. More and more websites are using javascript.
I crawled the webites using 'Mozenda', works perfectly!

Regards, Arno