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Wikipedia Link Parser using LabVIEW

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‎11-05-2012 02:19 PM
Last Edited by: Member Example_Scrubber_Hauyou ‎08-17-2017 10:21 PM

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  • LabVIEW

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Overview

This code returns an array with a list of all the Wikipedia links contained within a Wikipedia article

 

Description:

This returns an array with a list of all the Wikipedia links contained within a Wikipedia article. From this, you could automate a program that calculates degrees of separation from other Wikipedia pages or views which links are most frequent on a particular page.

 

Requirements

  • LabVIEW 2012( (or compatible)

 

Steps to Implement or Execute Code

  1. In the URL Parameter string control, enter in the title that comes after "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/". For example, for the Wikipedia page "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Instruments", enter in National_Instruments. 
  2. Run the vi.

 

Additional Information or References:

Front Panel

Wikipedia Link Parser Front Panel.png

Block Diagram

Wikipedia Link Parser Block Diagram.png

 

Note: This VI uses features introduced in LabVIEW 2012.

 

**This document has been updated to meet the current required format for the NI Code Exchange.** 

 

Ravi A.
National Instruments | Applications Engineer

Example code from the Example Code Exchange in the NI Community is licensed with the MIT license.

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