A good web data extraction/screen scraper program?

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Published on 2010-02-25T13:13:49Z Indexed on 2010/04/10 22:03 UTC
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I need to capture product data from a site on a regular basis and wondered if any one knows of a good software program? I've trialed Mozenda but its a monthly subscription and pricey in the long term. Obviously something thats free would be best but I don't mind paying either. Just need a decent program thats reliable and doesn't require much programming knowledge.

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