In Reply to: or, raw data posted by mitch on January 29, 2002 at 11:28 PM:
Mitch,
I requested the following from Hank on Sat 1/19/2002 1:25 AM. I was giving Hank some time to get caught and then possibly reply. But since you posted the above, I thought I would post this to the forum.
Does anyone here have any other suggestions? Fellow Gerogers if I mis-quouted anyone, please inform me. My apologies in advance.
HMG,
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Hank,
Is possible for us to get a RAW data dump (maybe once at the end of the month)? We can then import our data into various databases or spreadsheets for further analysis. The format could be Comma Separated Value (CSV).
I think that I requested this in the past. However, my system crashed and I lost the original request. I could not remember the status.
I want to learn some CGI or Pearl or something to do some fancy stuff like Single A: http://www.wheresgeorge.com/user_profile_popup.php3?ukey=WGAtycaY5Lpfw
and his raw data:
http://afay.freeshell.org/wg/bt/billtracker.cgi?order=raw
I know that I could manually enter the information. That would take a long time. My major concern would be: if other hits are deemed bogus in the future (and are deleted), it will be easier to dynamically update my stats at:
http://hansmguy.com/wg/wg_milestones.html
Currently, I am more concerned with data from the reports: ‘All Bills with hits’ & ‘All Hits by State’. Other people may want more data in the future?
Do you mind if I post this request on the forum? Perhaps, there may be better suggestions, before you coded anything. I remember having e-mail correspondence with Stay floopy:
http://www.wheresgeorge.com/user_profile_popup.php3?ukey=WGbvwyJxxCiXA
about this. I know Mitch: http://www.wheresgeorge.com/user_profile_popup.php3?ukey=WGmEnq8zdSAGw
may be interested in the raw data for the last ten days (that should be a separate project (lol)). There are a lot of us number enthusiasts here at WG, that would really appreciate this addition. (Smile)
Any response would be appreciated? Yes, no, possibly in the future, or a ‘Friends option’?
Thanks,
HMG in MAss,