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Posted by Brent Sullivan
Brent Sullivan
9,877 Points

How can I download an Excel file from a website daily, and store it contents in a database?

I am starting from scratch so nothing is off limits. The only constraint is that I would like to use Rails (to get some project experience under my belt).

The eventual task is to read from the database and publish results via a newsletter (the historical data themselves are useful, too).

Full automation is the goal!

Thanks in advance for any thoughts!

2 Answers

Aaron Williamson
Aaron Williamson
10,421 Points

Hi there Brent,

Ryan Bate's RailsCast on a topic similar to your question can be found here:

http://railscasts.com/episodes/396-importing-csv-and-excel?view=comments

This may point you in the right direction

Brent Sullivan
Brent Sullivan
9,877 Points
Brent Sullivan
Brent Sullivan
9,877 Points

Thanks. I will download the source he provides and start screwing around. Appreciate it!