Extract HTML Drop Down Menu Contents

Ever wondered/wanted to extract the list in a drop down menu on a web site that has fixed values, well i have and as an HTML dummie first i started searching the web for tools to do so and then i thought about checking the page source code so that maybe i could find some link where i can get the list and then i started searching the code for some text matching my keywords and while searching i found the whole list right there embedded inside the code. Afterwards i thought i must share this peace of information with people on hubpages so as they may find it useful some time also thought about making some kind of tool that could so as to make easier for users to get lists in text files or so. Anyway I hope that whoever reads this hub finds it useful enough. Below is an example/application for what i'm saying on one of Bud Spencer & Terence Hill Fan Sites which contained a drop down list with thier english movies and that's where i wanted to export this list to a text file so i could get the movies, the sample will be explained for IE and Firefox. Over n Out.

1. Open the target website where the dorop down list is (e.g. http://www.xs4all.nl/~hopmans/BHlang.htm)
2. Press on the View menu from the Menu Bar
3. Choose Source
4. The HTML Source Code will open in a notepad window
5. Start searching for the desired keyword using find by pressing CTRL + F in the notepad window
6. Once you find the text enlisted in the drop down menu just copy the text to another text file.
7. Enjoy. 

1. Open the target website where the dorop down list is (e.g. http://www.xs4all.nl/~hopmans/BHlang.htm)
2. Press on the View menu from the Menu Bar
3. Choose Page Source
4. The HTML Source Code will open in a new firefox window
5. Start searching for the desired keyword using find by pressing CTRL + F in the firefox window 
6. Once you find the text enlisted in the drop down menu just copy the text to another text file.
7. Enjoy.