Helium Scraper

This software tool will extract data visual data by using a search algorithm to link elements from HTML assets. Or you can facilitate more advanced information using SQL scripts or Javascript. It's a very robust software with advanced features supporting multi-thread and multi-processing in addition to scheduling for multi-level extraction which you can turn into related tables by basing SQL queries against the data you have extracted. The object model includes kind of webpage items and actions to performed on webpages or kinds. Once you verify the kind made suits your campaign and it's properties have been targeted correctly you can proceed. The actions are easier to setup as there are premade actions you can use which have the properties you want to enable. Advanced users can add self written scripts in addition to the premades offered. The results preview shows the new tables defined. You can export data to CSV, MySQL and XML formats. I like that you can run SQL queries against the data which you have returned, in addition to making customized templates you can export.

Having to check relationships after creating a kind for example takes some time and can get tricky. The fact that this software is a desktop version has it's pros and cons. And it's certainly not the most simple data extraction software tool you will ever use. There should be a solid level of programming knowledge under your belt in order to get the most out of this tool.

I like that it's a one time purchase and there is a solid level of value to be had if you are savvy enough to get the most out of it. It's well developed and useful for many different purposes such as utilizing data that is less structured with such an advanced association algorithm. The premade templates are a huge time saver and the data exported in multiple formats is easy to view.