Android Question Scraping / Mining Webpage Data

[mangojack]

I have read a few posts regarding scaping website data ..
Previously I have downloaded and parsed the entire webpage code. Using pattern matching I have been able to get the required data. (until they change their html code !).

I have an Idea which requires data from this source ..
http://www.fuelwatch.wa.gov.au/fuelwatch/pages/home.jspx

I have learn't I can get relavant data by building url rss queries/requests ??
ie: http://www.fuelwatch.wa.gov.au/fuelwatch/fuelWatchRSS?Product=5&Region=28

Is This the way to go ? submitting multiple queries, then downloading and parsing the returned page html code with webview extras (as I have done in the past).

Or is there other ways .. Javascript ??
I have read references to FireFly and have had a play .. but it is all gobbledeegook to me !

Any light / help on the subject would be appreciated ...

Regards

 

[DonManfred]

I have learn't I can get relavant data by building url rss queries/requests

This looks like the best way to get the data if you are allowed to use the data in the rss (which is an xml you need to parse).

 

[mangojack]

Thanks for the reply Don .. I now know the difference between xml and html .
Onwards and Upwards