Get text from a label on a web page

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I am trying to figure out how to retrieve text from a web page. The page does not have textboxes (figures because I can do that). Here is a sample from the page. I want to retrieve the word VALID

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Drivers License</a></td><td class="formSectionContent"><div class="summaryDetail"><table><tr><td class="alignRight"><label class="readOnly">Status:</label></td><td class="alignLeft">VALID&nbsp;(Non-<acronym title="Commercial Driver's License">CDL</acronym>)</td></tr><tr><td class="alignRight"><label class="readOnly">License Class:</label></td><td

I need the word VALID

This is what the information looks like on the web page:

Status: VALID (Non-CDL)

Posted 14-Jul-12 3:52am

wiswalld

Updated 14-Jul-12 4:17am

Abdul Quader Mamun

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Salman Ali Hero 14-Jul-12 10:13am

This looks like incomplete code

wiswalld 14-Jul-12 12:06pm

<div id="viewns_7_BMLR5Q8518NO70IAHI92FK30Q6_:resultsForm:_id139" class="panelSection"><div id="viewns_7_BMLR5Q8518NO70IAHI92FK30Q6_:resultsForm:_id139-header" class="panelSection-header"><div id="viewns_7_BMLR5Q8518NO70IAHI92FK30Q6_:resultsForm:_id139-header-opened" class="twistyOpen"><div>Results</div></div><div id="viewns_7_BMLR5Q8518NO70IAHI92FK30Q6_:resultsForm:_id139-header-closed" class="twistyClosed"><div>Results</div></div></div><script type="text/javascript">jQuery("#viewns_7_BMLR5Q8518NO70IAHI92FK30Q6_\\:resultsForm\\:_id139-header-opened-link").click(function() { jQuery("#viewns_7_BMLR5Q8518NO70IAHI92FK30Q6_\\:resultsForm\\:_id139-body").toggle("blind"); jQuery("#viewns_7_BMLR5Q8518NO70IAHI92FK30Q6_\\:resultsForm\\:_id139-header-opened-link").toggle(); jQuery("#viewns_7_BMLR5Q8518NO70IAHI92FK30Q6_\\:resultsForm\\:_id139-header-closed-link").toggle(); } );jQuery("#viewns_7_BMLR5Q8518NO70IAHI92FK30Q6_\\:resultsForm\\:_id139-header-closed-link").click(function() { jQuery("#viewns_7_BMLR5Q8518NO70IAHI92FK30Q6_\\:resultsForm\\:_id139-body").toggle("blind"); jQuery("#viewns_7_BMLR5Q8518NO70IAHI92FK30Q6_\\:resultsForm\\:_id139-header-opened-link").toggle(); jQuery("#viewns_7_BMLR5Q8518NO70IAHI92FK30Q6_\\:resultsForm\\:_id139-header-closed-link").toggle(); } );</script><script type="text/javascript">jQuery(function(jQuery) { var panelSection = jQuery("#viewns_7_BMLR5Q8518NO70IAHI92FK30Q6_\\:resultsForm\\:_id139")[0]; jQuery("#viewns_7_BMLR5Q8518NO70IAHI92FK30Q6_\\:resultsForm\\:_id139-body script").each(function() { panelSection.appendChild(this); });});</script><div id="viewns_7_BMLR5Q8518NO70IAHI92FK30Q6_:resultsForm:_id139-body" class="panelSection-body"><div style="width: 100%;"><table class="formSection"><tr><td class="formSectionHeaderCriteria">Search Criteria</td><td class="formSectionContentCriteria"><p><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><label class="readOnly">Client ID (CID):</label> REMOVED BY ME</span> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="formSectionHeader">DMV Drivers License</td><td class="formSectionContent"><div class="summaryDetail"><table><tr><td class="alignRight"><label class="readOnly">Status:</label></td><td class="alignLeft">VALID (Non-CDL) VALID (CDL)</td></tr><tr><td class="alignRight"><label class="readOnly">License Class:</label></td><td class="alignLeft">CDL *AM* <label class="readOnly">Expiration:</label> 03/15/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="alignTopRight"><label class="readOnly">Name:</label></td><td>REMOVED BY ME <label class="readOnly">Client ID:</label> REMOVED BY ME</td></tr><tr><td class="alignTopRight"><label class="readOnly">Birth Date:</label></td><td><

wiswalld 14-Jul-12 12:08pm

Its a big section and some of it I removed as it is sensitive

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Trak4Net · Answer 1 · 2012-07-14T08:38:00

One way would be to use regular expression. something like this but you may need to make it more complex... Other option, you might be able to use an XML reader to read through the html.

XML

<label.*?>Status:</label></td><td.*?>(.*?)</td>

C#

System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex regx = new System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex("<label.*?>Status:</label></td><td.*?>(.*?)</td>",
                System.Text.RegularExpressions.RegexOptions.Multiline | System.Text.RegularExpressions.RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);

            if (regx.IsMatch(htmlstr))
            {
                //...
            }

Edit: sorry forgot Vb example...

VB

Dim regx As New System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex("<label.*?>Status:</label></td><td.*?>(.*?)</td>",
                System.Text.RegularExpressions.RegexOptions.Multiline Or System.Text.RegularExpressions.RegexOptions.IgnoreCase)

            If (regx.IsMatch(htmlstr)) Then
                //...
            End If