Help using fetch command!

RouterOS General
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Hi Mikrotik Team

Can i use Fetch command to download this page (http://www.cool-proxy.net/index.php?action=anonymous-proxy-list&sort=response_time_average&sort-type=asc) to Mikrotik files section as i can use it later in some scripts

i tried to do this but with no success can somebody help in this please?

2

Works for me

[admin@dzeltenais_burkaans] > /tool fetch mode=http url=“http://www.cool-proxy.net
/index.php?action=anonymous-proxy-list&sort=response_time_average&sort-type=asc”
status: finished

3

How big is the file when you get it downloaded? It looked much larger than 4095 bytes. If so, I think you may be disappointed when you try to access it with a script. Or has that limit changed lately?

4

It is not changed, limit is still 4098bytes

5

I found it is 4095 bytes by experiment, but who’s counting? :slight_smile:
The download will work. The script access will fail. :frowning:

6

Thanks a lot maybe i was doing something wrong

7

in your opinion there is no way to get data from this file after download?

8

File size is 14115 bytes so no you can’t get contents from the script.

9

I want to get the first proxy in the page to use it as parent proxy

every time i think in new way to make what i want i found something is stopping me

Can i save a part of the page to fit the Max limit size?
Can i force fetch to download file via proxy ??
Can i make Mikrotik tTest parent proxy??
any other idea

i want to make script make Mikrotik Router smart in selecting good working parent proxy.

10

I think I would try using my Apache server to download the file and parse out all the proxy ips with a shell script or C program. Then put the resulting file (much smaller now) into the server’s web folder. Then fetch that file with the router.

HEY! Nobody said it would be simple! :smiley:

11

:slight_smile: yes really it is not simple

12

Have you considered doing it the “caveman” way? Put the ips in a text file and upload it into the router. Those ips probably don’t change that often. Then use the text file contents to choose an operating proxy with a script.

13

Or after file is parsed set proxy IP directly to Router with API :smiley:

14

I like that! But how many people on this forum could do that besides you and me? (“you” meaning the MT staff and the karma list)

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you got a good ideas.

but i was intending to do this in automatic way with no human entry. or if i could find another site it may work