Extract any links from the Google search with javascript

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http://www.google.cl/search?q=food SOURCE CODE:

<html><head>...<img src="GOOGLE LOGO">...
...
<a href="http://www.SEARCH RESULT 1.com"> RESULT FOR FOOD 1</a>
<a href="http://www.SEARCH RESULT 2.net"> RESULT FOR FOOD 2</a>
<a href="http://www.SEARCH RESULT 3.org"> RESULT FOR FOOD 3</a>
<a href="http://www.SEARCH RESULT 4.com"> RESULT FOR FOOD 4</a>
<a href="http://www.SEARCH RESULT 5.us"> RESULT FOR FOOD 5</a>
...
</html>

experimental_test.html OUTPUT:

the third search result from google is:

http://www.SEARCH RESULT 3.org
the fifth search result from google is:

http://www.SEARCH RESULT 5.us

experimental_test.html SUPPOSED source code:

<iframe style="display:none;" src="http://www.google.cl/search?q=food">
<script>
...ge
</script>

In other words, I want to extract the specific links, like the second link in the search. Without wanting to use PHP

You can't access cross domain iframe elements! You could build a proxy — stecb, Jul 14 '11 at 08:34
@Vlad that question is from the same user, three hours ago :-) — Waldheinz, Jul 14 '11 at 08:44

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 14 '11 at 08:31

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You may not extract something, because you don't have any access to the document inside the iframe.

answered Jul 14 '11 at 08:31

Dr.Molle

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 14 '11 at 08:38

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In short you can't and you shouldn't.

You can't because you're not allowed to use your script to manipulate data from other website.

You shouldn't because it's against Google's TOS to scrape the search results. You should use the Custom Search API.

answered Jul 14 '11 at 08:38

Vlad

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Extract any links from the Google search with javascript

the third search result from google is:

the fifth search result from google is:

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