FAQ
Q: How much does SmokeDoc cost?
A: You can subscribe to SmokeDoc for between $19.95 to $109.95 per month. We also offer two pricing systems – Standard, Professional and Enterprise ones. To get more detailed information, please click here for the Pricing page.
Q: Can I get competitor product and pricing information?
A: Yes, if the product and pricing information are in text on the web-site.
Q: Can I gather data on a schedule?
A: Yes. You can schedule a script for any time and any interval data gathering.
Q: Can the results be automatically sent to me?
A: Yes. SmokeDoc supports the data sending to an email address or FTP server. You can adjust the settings in order the data can be sent on a schedule or automatically when the Script finishes.
You can also use the SmokeDoc API to access the data programmatically. For further information visit http://smokedoc.org
You can also use the SmokeDoc API to access the data programmatically. For further information visit http://smokedoc.org
Q: Can I be notified when the Script’s action is finished?
A: Yes. You can adjust SmokeDoc to send you notifications about your Script’s successful expiration or of problem’s occurrence because of target website changes. You can also adjust SmokeDoc to send you notifications about the successful data sending to your FTP server or to your email. Yo can also be notified of data sending failure because of configuration or other delivery problems.
Q: What file format do you support?
A: SmokeDoc currently supports only those documents which are text files: TXT, CSV, XML, RSS, HTML, XTML, JS, SQL, log dumps, reports, letters, etc. SmokeDoc doesn’t work with binary files. All formats can be viewed by a standard text editing programme or loaded into a database.
Q: Can I view the data in Excel?
A: Yes. SmokeDoc allows you to export the data file and open it in Excel. Microsoft Excel and other grid-editing programs support loading the CSV, TSV, and XML formats. Using automatic formatting, Excel can show your data incomplete or corrupted if it is imported with the default settings. If you want Excel to interpret your data correctly, adjust your formatting to “Text”.
Q: Can I download files and images?
A: Yes. SmokeDoc allows files and images downloading as part of the data extraction process. Images and files downloading and saving in zip format is a result of the data extraction process.
Q: Can using SmokeDoc be considered anonymous?
A: Although SmokeDoc works with a distrubuted computing network with different IP addresses, the current service is not absolutely anonymous.
Q: Does your tool require programming?
A: No. If you can use your email, web browser and common office applications such as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel, you will have no problem using SmokeDoc service. It’s very simple! Besides, you can use SmokeDoc Scripting Language for more advanced use.
Q: Can your tool work with JavaScript and Ajax?
A: In fact, the Visual Generator doesn’t support JavaScript or Ajax, however they are handled with the help of scripts.
Q: Does your service support the sites, which need authorization?
A: Yes. Anything you are able to do from a web browser can be reproduced by SmokeDoc.
Q: Does SmokeDoc have an API?
A: Yes. SmokeDoc offers a simple but useful API for extracted data operation. For futher information please visit http://smokedoc.org
Q: Is there a chance of sharing or reselling my data by SmokeDoc?
A: Your data is considered private and confidential by SmokeDoc and will never be sold or shared to anyone else.
Q: In which way is SmokeDoc mostly used?
A: Usually SmokeDoc applications are intended for facilitation, information or consolidation. For example, SmokeDoc can assist you in vast data automation process for an online store and at the same time gather competitive pricing information. Also SmokeDoc can help in firms research, for information gathering and its analysing, to create new information over and over again. Besides, SmokeDoc can integrate disparate pieces of company’s information to create absolutely brand new look-out of its business, customers or competitors. SmokeDoc possibilities are truly unlimited.
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