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<blockquote data-quote="mortstar" data-source="post: 366002" data-attributes="member: 66294">The imdb scraper script falls back to the short plot summary on the main-imdb page (I've slightly edited the function so that the scrapper script only picks up this as I'm not a big fan of the full synopsis which can be full of spoilers). The regex seems to be picking up an html link with the text &quot;. Full summary&quot; at the end of every matched film.For example <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800241/" target="_blank">Transsiberian (2008)</a> get's the plot &quot;A Trans-Siberian train journey from China to Moscow becomes a thrilling chase of deception and murder when an American couple encounters a mysterious pair of fellow travelers. full summary&quot;.Regex expressions make absolutely no sense to me so unfortunately I couldn't edit the script myself...any help much appreciated <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="mortstar, post: 366002, member: 66294"] The imdb scraper script falls back to the short plot summary on the main-imdb page (I've slightly edited the function so that the scrapper script only picks up this as I'm not a big fan of the full synopsis which can be full of spoilers). The regex seems to be picking up an html link with the text [I]". Full summary"[/I] at the end of every matched film. For example [url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800241/]Transsiberian (2008)[/url] get's the plot "A Trans-Siberian train journey from China to Moscow becomes a thrilling chase of deception and murder when an American couple encounters a mysterious pair of fellow travelers. full summary". Regex expressions make absolutely no sense to me so unfortunately I couldn't edit the script myself...any help much appreciated :thx: [/QUOTE]

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