This is a website spider that can go round websites and collect specified information. What information is to be collected can be programmed.

BrownRecluse is a programmable spider. It lets you download web pages or files etc. and store the same or display them for you. You can specify what you want through a programming language, the SBL or spiderbot language, in a few lines. BrownRecluse lets you write your own scripts, or download already made scripts from the developer’s web site. Now, with the introduction of the BrownRecluse Programmable Spider, anyone can scan a web site and retrieve from it the information they need. It needed experienced programmers earlier to get such work done, with SBL it becomes very simple. There is no need for additional plug-ins or filters. SBL uses a variety of features found in Pascal, VB, C++ and javascript to allow any programmer to quickly get a grip on its use.

In fact, the language is so simple that all it takes to pull a web page and display the source code is four simple statements in the SBL code. One statement creates a URL object, one assigns the URL to be pulled, one to get the data and the one more to show off the data. Thus whatever you are trying to mine from a mass of websites is not difficult at all and you are able to research as much as you need to. The usage is illustrated on a HTML as well as a PDF help manual. Best way to determine if you need it, particularly if you dredge data often, is to use the trial period and actually use the program. This is a good tool.