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HTML Table to CSV
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Demonstrates a method for converting an HTML table to a CSV file.Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.77 or greater.
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<?php
include("chilkat.php");
$success = false;
// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
// First download the HTML containing the table
$http = new CkHttp();
$bdHtml = new CkBinData();
$success = $http->QuickGetBd('https://example-code.com/data/etf_table.html',$bdHtml);
if ($success != true) {
print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
exit;
}
// Convert to XML.
$htx = new CkHtmlToXml();
$htx->SetHtmlBd($bdHtml);
$sbXml = new CkStringBuilder();
$htx->ToXmlSb($sbXml);
$xml = new CkXml();
$xml->LoadSb($sbXml,true);
// Remove attributes and sub-trees we don't need.
// (In other words, we're getting rid of clutter...)
$numRemoved = $xml->PruneTag('thead');
$numRemoved = $xml->PruneAttribute('style');
$numRemoved = $xml->PruneAttribute('class');
// Scrub the element and attribute content.
$xml->Scrub('ContentTrimEnds,ContentTrimInside,AttrTrimEnds,AttrTrimInside');
// Let's see what we have...
print $xml->getXml() . "\n";
// We have the following XML.
// Copy this XML into the online tool at Generate Parsing Code from XML
// as a starting point for accessing the data..
// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
// <root>
// <html>
// <head>
// <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/>
// </head>
// <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
// <div>
// <div>
// <table role="grid" data-scrollx="true" data-sortdirection="desc" data-sorton="-1"/>
// </div>
// </div>
// <div>
// <table id="topHoldingsTable" role="grid" data-scrollx="true" data-sortdirection="desc" data-sorton="-1">
// <tbody>
// <tr role="row">
// <td>
// <text>ITUB4</text>
// </td>
// <td>
// <text>ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING PREF SA</text>
// </td>
// <td>
// <text>Financials</text>
// </td>
// <td>
// <text>Brazil</text>
// </td>
// <td>
// <text>10.94</text>
// </td>
// <td>
// <text>998,954,813.73</text>
// </td>
// </tr>
// <tr role="row">
// <td>
// <text>BBDC4</text>
// </td>
// <td>
// <text>BANCO BRADESCO PREF SA</text>
// </td>
// <td>
// <text>Financials</text>
// </td>
// <td>
// <text>Brazil</text>
// </td>
// <td>
// <text>9.01</text>
// </td>
// <td>
// <text>822,164,622.75</text>
// </td>
// </tr>
// ...
// ...
// ...
// </tbody>
// </table>
// </div>
// </body>
// </html>
// </root>
//
// This is the code generated by the online tool:
//
$i = 0;
$count_i = $xml->NumChildrenHavingTag('html|body|div');
while ($i < $count_i) {
$xml->put_I($i);
$table_role = $xml->chilkatPath('html|body|div[i]|div|table|(role)');
$table_data_scrollx = $xml->chilkatPath('html|body|div[i]|div|table|(data-scrollx)');
$table_data_sortdirection = $xml->chilkatPath('html|body|div[i]|div|table|(data-sortdirection)');
$table_data_sorton = $xml->chilkatPath('html|body|div[i]|div|table|(data-sorton)');
$table_id = $xml->chilkatPath('html|body|div[i]|table|(id)');
$table_role = $xml->chilkatPath('html|body|div[i]|table|(role)');
$table_data_scrollx = $xml->chilkatPath('html|body|div[i]|table|(data-scrollx)');
$table_data_sortdirection = $xml->chilkatPath('html|body|div[i]|table|(data-sortdirection)');
$table_data_sorton = $xml->chilkatPath('html|body|div[i]|table|(data-sorton)');
$j = 0;
$count_j = $xml->NumChildrenHavingTag('html|body|div[i]|table|tbody|tr');
while ($j < $count_j) {
$xml->put_J($j);
$tr_role = $xml->chilkatPath('html|body|div[i]|table|tbody|tr[j]|(role)');
$k = 0;
$count_k = $xml->NumChildrenHavingTag('html|body|div[i]|table|tbody|tr[j]|td');
while ($k < $count_k) {
$xml->put_K($k);
$text = $xml->getChildContent('html|body|div[i]|table|tbody|tr[j]|td[k]|text');
$k = $k + 1;
}
$j = $j + 1;
}
$i = $i + 1;
}
// Let's modify the above code to build the CSV.
$csv = new CkCsv();
$csv->SetColumnName(0,'Ticker');
$csv->SetColumnName(1,'Name');
$csv->SetColumnName(2,'Sector');
$csv->SetColumnName(3,'Country');
$csv->SetColumnName(4,'Weight');
$csv->SetColumnName(5,'Notional Vaue');
$i = 0;
$count_i = $xml->NumChildrenHavingTag('html|body|div');
while ($i < $count_i) {
$xml->put_I($i);
$j = 0;
$count_j = $xml->NumChildrenHavingTag('html|body|div[i]|table|tbody|tr');
while ($j < $count_j) {
$xml->put_J($j);
$k = 0;
$count_k = $xml->NumChildrenHavingTag('html|body|div[i]|table|tbody|tr[j]|td');
while ($k < $count_k) {
$xml->put_K($k);
$csv->SetCell($j,$k,$xml->getChildContent('html|body|div[i]|table|tbody|tr[j]|td[k]|text'));
$k = $k + 1;
}
$j = $j + 1;
}
$i = $i + 1;
}
$csv->SaveFile('qa_output/brasil_etf.csv');
$csvStr = $csv->saveToString();
print $csvStr . "\n";
// Our CSV looks like this:
// Ticker,Name,Sector,Country,Weight,Notional Vaue
// ITUB4,ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING PREF SA,Financials,Brazil,10.94,"998,954,813.73"
// BBDC4,BANCO BRADESCO PREF SA,Financials,Brazil,9.01,"822,164,622.75"
// VALE3,CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH,Materials,Brazil,8.60,"785,290,260.07"
// PETR4,PETROLEO BRASILEIRO PREF SA,Energy,Brazil,5.68,"518,124,434.10"
// PETR3,PETROBRAS,Energy,Brazil,4.86,"443,254,438.53"
// B3SA3,B3 BRASIL BOLSA BALCAO SA,Financials,Brazil,4.57,"417,636,740.16"
// ABEV3,AMBEV SA,Consumer Staples,Brazil,4.57,"417,216,913.63"
// BBAS3,BANCO DO BRASIL SA,Financials,Brazil,3.25,"296,921,232.15"
// ITSA4,ITAUSA INVESTIMENTOS ITAU PREF SA,Financials,Brazil,2.90,"265,153,684.52"
// LREN3,LOJAS RENNER SA,Consumer Discretionary,Brazil,2.25,"205,832,175.98"
//
?>