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SevenRoadie
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Jan 03, 2019

Looking to use wiki to query DOB for list of people

I have tried and failed to figure out how to deliver a date of birth for a long list of individuals. Rather than do it by hand with wiki, I assume there is a web query I could do to automate. 
I understand well enough to start with the "Data" tab and the "From Web" function, but have failed from that point onward.
I appreciate any help in this matter.

  • It very depends on how your web page is organized. If that's public source and you could give a sample it'll be easier to say something.

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      SevenRoadie
      Copper Contributor

      I am trying to download the date of birth (DoB) for notable people. Assuming the person is the top return on a Google search (e.g.: "Vanessa Williams DoB", or Rob Lowe or anyone else) the field will always look the same when the search result pops up. 
      In a similar sense, I want to have a data column to provide "Y/N" outcome on whether the person is still alive, and where the return is "No", then have a similar query to return DoD.
      Thank you in advance for your help.

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