Excel and the World Wide Web Straight to the Point

Mastering Web Data Extraction in Excel with VBA, Selenium, and Power Query

Publisher:Packt Publishing Limited

By: MrExcel's Holy Macro! Books and Eduardo N Sanchez

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|Dec 2024

E-Book €3.99Institutions €101.95

Learn to automate web data extraction in Excel using VBA, Selenium, and Power Query. Master static and dynamic queries, JSON parsing, and browser automation, tackling modern web challenges seamlessly.

Key Features

Practical techniques for web-to-Excel integration using VBA, Selenium, and Power Query
Clear solutions for handling modern web challenges, including browser limitations and JSON data
Comprehensive coverage of static queries, dynamic queries, and advanced browser automation

Book Description

This book is a comprehensive guide for integrating web data into Excel, ideal for both beginners and experienced users. It begins by introducing essential concepts like HTML and JSON, laying the foundation for web data extraction. Readers start by performing static and dynamic web queries directly in Excel, building confidence in handling foundational tasks.
As the journey continues, the book explores advanced automation using VBA and Selenium. Readers learn to interact with web elements, handle authenticated requests, and navigate modern challenges like working with iframes, downloading files, and creating PDFs. Key techniques, including using XPath and CSS selectors, are explained to streamline data extraction. Chapters also address overcoming VBA’s limitations with modern browsers like Microsoft Edge, providing practical solutions.
In the final chapters, Power Query is introduced as a powerful tool for connecting and transforming web data. Readers explore both direct and advanced methods to integrate Excel with web sources efficiently. By the end, readers will master practical workflows, combining VBA, Selenium, and Power Query to automate and simplify web data extraction in Excel.

What you will learn

Perform static and dynamic web queries directly in Excel
Automate browser interactions with Selenium and VBA
Extract and parse JSON data for web-based Excel workflows
Integrate Power Query to manipulate and load web data efficiently
Handle authenticated web requests and modern browser challenges
Apply advanced XPath and CSS selectors for precise data scraping

Who this book is for

This book is designed for data analysts, Excel enthusiasts, and developers who need to integrate web data with spreadsheets. A basic understanding of Excel and VBA is required, while prior experience with Power Query or Selenium is helpful but not mandatory.

Getting Started
Interacting with Sites without using a Browser
Internet Explorer and VBA
Introducing Selenium
Google Chrome and VBA
Microsoft Edge and VBA
Power Query and the Web
Conclusion

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PDF ISBN: 978-1-83702-310-3

Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited

Publication date: 2024

Language: English

Pages: 58

Related subjects:

Computer sciences,

Databases and data mining

Excel and the World Wide Web Straight to the Point

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Book Description

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