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"string or binary data would be truncated" 

2009/08/13 19:15

craigDatapage, Package
64-bit Manual Install 

2009/09/04 17:30

craigInstall Issues
Automate export to a text file 

2008/02/22 23:30

craigData Import and Export, Package
Cannot open database "ProvidusDb" requested by login. Login failed. 

2009/08/13 19:24

craigDatabase Connections, Install Issues, Known Bugs
Change database (PROVIDUSSTD) password 

2009/08/14 17:24

craigData Import and Export, Database Connections
Connecting to Local SQL Instance from Excel 

2007/06/21 19:11

SteveData Import and Export
Connection string 

2009/11/09 19:57

craigDatabase Connections, SQL
Data/Database Related Questions 

2007/11/13 17:18

craigMenu
Datapage Crashes 

2009/11/28 20:05

craigDatapage, Known Bugs, Performance Related
Datapage extraction is slow 

2009/09/08 17:27

craigDatapage, Known Bugs, Performance Related
Difference between Web Scraper Lite and Web Scraper Plus 

2009/05/22 17:07

craigBasic, Definitions
E Fail Status 

2009/06/08 17:00

craigKnown Bugs
Error log location 

2009/08/17 06:13

craign/c
Extracting to Local SQL Instance (Providus) 

2009/11/06 16:21

craign/c
Field content clipping off at the end 

2009/07/17 18:09

craigDatapage
File wildcards for Web Macros 

2009/08/13 19:22

craigWeb Macros
How can I extract fields/columns longer than 8000 characters? 

2008/03/21 21:40

craigDatapage, Performance Related
How can I keep a Package from timing out when executing a stored procedure? 

2008/01/31 16:55

craigDatabase Connections, Package, Performance Related, SQL
How do I backup my packages and datapages? 

2009/08/13 19:22

craigData Import and Export, Database Connections, Datapage, Package
How do I build a datapage manually? 

2009/09/03 17:37

craigBasic, Datapage
How do I create a batch file that executes a package multiple times? 

2007/12/28 01:03

craigPackage, Performance Related
How do I create very long field/column widths greater than 8000 characters in my datapage? 

2009/07/17 18:07

craigKnown Bugs
How do I download Images? 

2007/06/21 19:31

StevePackage
How do I follow a scraped link? 

2007/07/30 22:05

craigBasic, Datapage, Package
How do I interact with the database in Web Macros? 

2009/08/13 19:25

craigWeb Macros
How do I run a package? 

2007/06/21 19:12

SteveBasic, Package
How do I scrape the viewstate or other hidden variable? 

2009/08/13 19:26

craigDatapage, Package
How do I transfer all packages and datapages to a new machine? 

2009/06/09 17:22

craigData Import and Export, Database Connections, Datapage, Package
How do I view and export data from the Local SQL Instance (Providus) 

2007/06/21 19:33

SteveData Import and Export
How many rows can Web Scraper download and extract in a day? 

2009/08/21 00:05

craigPackage, Performance Related
How to Build a Package 

2009/08/10 17:57

craigBasic, Datapage, Package
How to handle/avoid being IP blocked 

2009/06/05 17:59

craigPackage, Performance Related
How to limit download attempts in packages. 

2009/08/13 19:26

craigPackage
How to upgrade to Web Scraper 5.5 or above? 

2008/09/30 17:45

craigBasic, Data Import and Export, Database Connections, Datapage, Install Issues, Known Bugs, Menu, Package, Performance Related, SQL
I need SPEED!! 

2008/08/15 18:28

adminPerformance Related
I try to connect to a MySQL database with Web Scraper but I get the following error about “no default driver specified” 

2009/09/24 00:43

craigDatabase Connections
I try to start a package and get an error, "There was an issue connecting to the database or file that you specified" 

2007/06/21 20:09

StevePackage
Import Package Issues 

2009/06/11 18:14

craigPackage
In the datapage my extraction works, but it fails in a package. 

2009/09/15 18:33

craigKnown Bugs, Package
Internal Server Error 

2009/08/13 19:24

craigPackage
Is there a way to install web scraper using an existing instance of MSSQL 2005? 

2008/10/30 17:08

craigInstall Issues
Login failed to user 'providus_sys 

2009/06/16 17:40

craigDatabase Connections, Install Issues, Known Bugs
Manual Install 

2009/09/04 17:31

craigDatabase Connections, Install Issues, Known Bugs
Move ProvidusDB 

2009/09/28 23:33

craigData Import and Export, Database Connections, SQL
Moving Web Scraper to another machine 

2009/06/09 17:15

craigData Import and Export, Install Issues, SQL
My data is on multiple pages, how can I join it together into one table? 

2007/06/21 20:26

SteveData Import and Export, SQL
Output to Excel is not working or is slow 

2009/07/20 18:41

craigData Import and Export, Database Connections, Datapage, Package
Overlapping Tags message 

2009/04/15 17:35

craigDatapage, Known Bugs
POSTS, ASP.NET Postback, and AJAX POSTS 

2009/06/11 00:38

craigPackage
Renaming Pictures 

2007/11/13 17:20

craigSQL
Run-Time Error 462 or Run-Time Error 70 or RPC unavailable 

2009/07/16 16:05

craigInstall Issues, Known Bugs
Scrape URL's that were missed initially 

2009/09/03 17:27

craign/c
The datapage wizard freezes and I cannot click Next 

2007/06/21 19:15

SteveDatapage, Known Bugs
The MSI Issue 

2009/02/02 22:28

craigInstall Issues, Known Bugs
Using a Proxy with Web Scraper 

2009/08/20 23:54

craigDatapage, Package
Using Excel as input to a package. 

2009/01/02 18:32

adminBasic, Data Import and Export, Database Connections, Package
Using varchar(MAX) 

2007/09/14 20:04

Steven/c
Web Form Explorer is not displaying forms in the left hand pane. 

2008/04/03 19:14

craigKnown Bugs, Package, Web Form Explorer
Web Macros Samples 

2009/08/13 19:22

craigWeb Macros
Web Scraper and Web Macros FAQs 

2009/08/13 19:18

craign/c
Web Scraper Hangs or says "SQL Server does not exist or access denied." 

2009/04/04 00:22

craigInstall Issues
Web Scraper used to work fine but now a package takes forever to start 

2007/06/21 19:56

StevePackage, Performance Related
What are optional fields? 

2008/04/03 00:36

craigDatapage, Definitions
What extra (meta) information can Web Scraper record besides data on the page? 

2009/08/28 18:26

craign/c
What is ProvidusDB? 

2007/06/21 19:16

SteveDefinitions
What is the procedure for importing a package with an excel file as input? 

2007/10/02 20:56

StevePackage
Where are my downloaded files, templates, etc... 

2007/09/10 21:15

craigBasic, Datapage, Known Bugs, Menu, Package
Where are my packages? 

2009/02/03 00:41

craigInstall Issues, Known Bugs
Why are URL's downloaded in a random order? 

2009/08/13 19:21

craigPackage
Why do I get an error when trying to view extracted data? 

2010/01/11 17:28

craigData Import and Export, Known Bugs
Why do I get this error: The application failed to initiallize properly(0xc0000135)? 

2007/06/21 20:11

SteveInstall Issues
Why does my package crash unexpectedly? 

2008/10/24 19:53

craigKnown Bugs, Package
Why does my package start fast then get slower and slower? 

2008/03/17 18:21

craigPackage, Performance Related
Why is my package running slow and my CPU keeps hitting 100%? 

2007/12/05 16:39

craigPackage, Performance Related
Wiki Links Sample Macro 

2009/08/13 19:21

craigWeb Macros
Write to file failed 

2009/09/03 20:53

craigKnown Bugs, Package, Performance Related
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