Hi everyone,
For the last year, I've been looking for a URL spider to go out on the web and build a links.db based on my targeted keywords. In other words, for me, I specify the word "Amiga", tell it to start at Altavista, and let it go...
About six months ago, I found such a critter at Innerprise ( http://www.innerprise.net ). It output in it's own format, but I built a converter that sorta worked to create a links.db formatted file from his "out.txt"...
After a while, converting the file got kind of annoying, so I opened up talks with Greg (the author) to see if he would add a series of options to URL Spider Pro allowing us to output directly in Links 2.0 format.
He agreed, I've been working closely with him over the last few days to beta test it and I'm happy to say it works fabulously!
You specify your terms, specify a starting site, hit Index and come back to find a links.db with hundreds of ready-made links in it matching your criteria. Upload and go...
The one drawback to the current version is that you have to specify one category for the new links to be put in, then move them manually. (but I'm sure most of us would prefer to see what we're putting into our db anyway, right?) Then you create a category (I used "Import") that matches the name you gave URL Spider, and it imports all the links for your enjoyment...
I know, this sounds like I must be working for Innerprise, and I'm sorry to disappoint, but I don't. I'm just a registered user for both Links and URL Spider who's REALLY excited to be able to expand my database almost immediately without having to go through and enter links one at a time...
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Wayne Hunt
Amiga.org
http://www.amiga.org
For the last year, I've been looking for a URL spider to go out on the web and build a links.db based on my targeted keywords. In other words, for me, I specify the word "Amiga", tell it to start at Altavista, and let it go...
About six months ago, I found such a critter at Innerprise ( http://www.innerprise.net ). It output in it's own format, but I built a converter that sorta worked to create a links.db formatted file from his "out.txt"...
After a while, converting the file got kind of annoying, so I opened up talks with Greg (the author) to see if he would add a series of options to URL Spider Pro allowing us to output directly in Links 2.0 format.
He agreed, I've been working closely with him over the last few days to beta test it and I'm happy to say it works fabulously!
You specify your terms, specify a starting site, hit Index and come back to find a links.db with hundreds of ready-made links in it matching your criteria. Upload and go...
The one drawback to the current version is that you have to specify one category for the new links to be put in, then move them manually. (but I'm sure most of us would prefer to see what we're putting into our db anyway, right?) Then you create a category (I used "Import") that matches the name you gave URL Spider, and it imports all the links for your enjoyment...
I know, this sounds like I must be working for Innerprise, and I'm sorry to disappoint, but I don't. I'm just a registered user for both Links and URL Spider who's REALLY excited to be able to expand my database almost immediately without having to go through and enter links one at a time...
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Wayne Hunt
Amiga.org
http://www.amiga.org