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Posted on by david_leon_88 1

I am trying to scrape a property data website and  data extraction seems to stop randomly. The browser is Edge, and I have a set of records from an Excel file. I am purposely using "Power Automate Desktop" PAD.

 

My data extraction is wrapped around an On Block Error, which calls my ReOpenBrowser logic. However it doesn't seem to be enough. Any suggestions?

 

Data extraction steps.pngReOpenBrowser.png

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    JamesP_MSFT Microsoft Employee on at

    @david_leon_88 hello. It seems that the selectors behind the web elements (the data table in your case) are changing. You should inspect the web element you are trying to extract data from and make the selector more dynamic.

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