which is the best programming software to write a simple copy and paste program

[kwfine]

Hi all,
I have been collecting CNN news for months.
What I always do is that:
I go to CNN web site, press the WORLD button and copy the news below the "Top World Stories".
Those news are pasted and saved in a EXCEL file.
But sometimes, I got some other work to do and I did not have time to copy the news and paste in the EXCEL file.
I am thinking to write a simple program that can go to the CNN web site and copy those news for me everytime when launched the program, but I have no idea which programming software is the best.
Microsoft VB.net , Eclipse or NetBeans?
Or could you suggest another tool for me please?
Thank you.

Kitty

[leofelix]

"CTRL + C" and "CTRL + V"
sorry I have no Idea and I could not resist

[hellnoire]

Tool wise, no clue.

Programming wise, choose something simple to start with but is fully featured.

Java, C#, VB.NET [GAG] are all easy languages and have a lot of support, if not from Raymond.cc, from other forums too.

[Raymond]

For that simple task, you probably only need a macro software such as AutoHotkey.
http://www.autohotkey.com/

[dogskool]

I like vTask Studio for things like that. No programming, just drag and drop.

This tool cost some money, but I have found it's easy to use and very powerful.

search for vTaskStudio

[vietnamrum]

I would suggest imacros from Iopus

They have a firefox add in

Cheers

[boyzee]

TinyTask...

Our most popular freeware, TinyTask provides quick & easy automation by recording/playback. It is a case study in minimalist programming: the entire program is only 32k -- and over 14k are graphics, which means the executable portion is very small and efficient. It is used as the test harness for the "Recording" feature of vTask Studio.

New: now includes an EXE compiler! Turn your recordings into standalone programs. If you were stranded on a deserted island, this is the one program you would want.

There's no installer, required files, or anything unnecessary; just a tiny program, which doesn't touch your registry or system folders. Enjoy!

http://www.vtaskstudio.com/support.php

[Raymond]

I am unable to access vtaskstudio.com. Kept on auto refreshing on the same link.

[boyzee]

I am unable to access vtaskstudio.com. Kept on auto refreshing on the same link.

What about this http://67.20.84.81 or http://67.20.84.81/support.php hope it helps.

[Raymond]

Same thing. It keeps on refreshing.