May I harvest my favourites?

Ladies and Gentlemens,
I'll soon be changing to XP,
on my 98se favourites, say under folder
"search"
I have 30 or so links.

Am I able to harvest all the URLs
from this list en masse, so I may place into
a database?

Thanks.

Rod wrote:
Ladies and Gentlemens,
I'll soon be changing to XP,
on my 98se favourites, say under folder
"search"
I have 30 or so links.

Am I able to harvest all the URLs
from this list en masse, so I may place into
a database?

Thanks.




Rod:

In Internet Explorer go to File Import & Export... and follow the
prompts to export your favorites to an ".htm" file.

Copy the file to a floppy or flash drive or via a network to the new
system. Then "Import" the file into IE.

HTH & GL

John

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I always use the method John Dulak described in his reply, of exporting on one
machine and importing the resultant htm file on the other machine. I use the
Import/Export wizard for Faves and for cookies, since I usually keep my Cookies down
to ones needed for log-on to specific sites that recognise me with them.

You should also look into the XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard (FAST) for
copying other settings and files:

File & Settings Transfer Wizard
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm

Be sure to read the various caveats, and use it for only what you want.

Also:

Moving Files and Settings to a New PC
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...bott_fstw.mspx

How to use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard with a wizard disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306187

--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"Rod" wrote in message
...
Ladies and Gentlemens,
I'll soon be changing to XP,
on my 98se favourites, say under folder
"search"
I have 30 or so links.

Am I able to harvest all the URLs
from this list en masse, so I may place into
a database?

Thanks.

"John Dulak" wrote in message news:4DjXi.8307$h17.7235@trnddc04...
Rod wrote:
Ladies and Gentlemens,
I'll soon be changing to XP,

feel sorry for you,, but, life is about choice.

on my 98se favourites, say under folder
"search"
I have 30 or so links.

Am I able to harvest all the URLs
from this list en masse, so I may place into
a database?

Thanks.




Rod:

In Internet Explorer go to File Import & Export... and follow the
prompts to export your favorites to an ".htm" file.

Copy the file to a floppy or flash drive or via a network to the new
system. Then "Import" the file into IE.

curio.... what if user has firefox, like most of the planet?

..............

"auto" wrote in message
...

"John Dulak" wrote in message
news:4DjXi.8307$h17.7235@trnddc04...
Rod wrote:
Ladies and Gentlemens,
I'll soon be changing to XP,

feel sorry for you,, but, life is about choice.

on my 98se favourites, say under folder
"search"
I have 30 or so links.

Am I able to harvest all the URLs
from this list en masse, so I may place into
a database?

Thanks.




Rod:

In Internet Explorer go to File Import & Export... and follow the
prompts to export your favorites to an ".htm" file.

Copy the file to a floppy or flash drive or via a network to the new
system. Then "Import" the file into IE.

curio.... what if user has firefox, like most of the planet?

.............



Odd, your use of Firefox was not mentioned in the original post.
Circumstantial?...

--
Dave
Profound is we're here due to a chance arrangement
of chemicals in the ocean billions of years ago.
More profound is we made it to the top of the food
chain per our reasoning abilities.
Most profound is the denial of why we may
be on the way out.

"auto" wrote in message
...

In Internet Explorer go to File Import & Export... and follow the
prompts to export your favorites to an ".htm" file.

Copy the file to a floppy or flash drive or via a network to the new
system. Then "Import" the file into IE.

curio.... what if user has firefox, like most of the planet?

The user asked about Favorites which is IE language.
Firefox calls these same URLs Bookmarks, not Favorites.
Perhaps the responded supposed the OP meant what he said?

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

"John Dulak" wrote in message news:4DjXi.8307
Rod:
In Internet Explorer go to File Import & Export... and follow the
prompts to export your favorites to an ".htm" file.
Copy the file to a floppy or flash drive or via a network to the new
system. Then "Import" the file into IE.
HTH & GL
John

Sawadii John,
thanks very much, that was painless

Not really what I wanted however
I would have liked a URL to put into a database
Possible?

I still appreciate your reply
Rodney

(will answer in the morn zzzzz's are arriving)

What glee said. Also see:

How to import and export the Internet Explorer Favorites folder to a 32-bit
version of Windows:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/211089

--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.org/


Rod wrote:
Ladies and Gentlemens,
I'll soon be changing to XP,
on my 98se favourites, say under folder
"search"
I have 30 or so links.

Am I able to harvest all the URLs
from this list en masse, so I may place into
a database?

Thanks.

"auto" wrote in message ...

"John Dulak" wrote in message
news:4DjXi.8307$h17.7235@trnddc04...
Rod wrote:
Ladies and Gentlemens,
I'll soon be changing to XP,

feel sorry for you,, but, life is about choice.

on my 98se favourites, say under folder
"search"
I have 30 or so links.

Am I able to harvest all the URLs
from this list en masse, so I may place into
a database?

Thanks.




Rod:

In Internet Explorer go to File Import & Export... and follow the
prompts to export your favorites to an ".htm" file.

Copy the file to a floppy or flash drive or via a network to the new
system. Then "Import" the file into IE.

curio.... what if user has firefox, like most of the planet?

Dunno where you get your stats, but most of the planet is not using Firefox. For
better or worse (worse IMHO), most computer users still use IE. Also, the original
poster asked about Favorites, which is an IE item.

That said, if you are a Firefox user, you would click the Bookmarks menu Manage
Bookmarks Import/Export

(Sorry, John, for continuing this thread attached to your reply rather than to the
original post).
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/

"Rod" wrote in message
...

"John Dulak" wrote in message news:4DjXi.8307
Rod:
In Internet Explorer go to File Import & Export... and follow the
prompts to export your favorites to an ".htm" file.
Copy the file to a floppy or flash drive or via a network to the new
system. Then "Import" the file into IE.
HTH & GL
John

Sawadii John,
thanks very much, that was painless

Not really what I wanted however
I would have liked a URL to put into a database
Possible?

I still appreciate your reply
Rodney

(will answer in the morn zzzzz's are arriving)

Would something like this be what you ned, to save the Favorites as a .csv file?

Belkasoft IE Favorites Extractor:
http://www.windowsmarketplace.com/de...itemid=3233446
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm