Read tables (content) from Wikipedia using C#

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I want to read the episode table of each season of a TV show. How can I get the data out of the wikipedia tables using C#? I want to keep my program slim and if possible don't want to use any further dll's or stuff.

Have you checked here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/100358/looking-for-c-html-parser — Chris Trombley, Jun 23 '11 at 16:03
Sounds quite nice, but you got to use a dll for it. I thought about something C# nativ if possible. But thanks! — theknut, Jun 23 '11 at 16:07
What's wrong with importing another assembly to use in your project? — Yuck, Jun 23 '11 at 16:28

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 23 '11 at 16:05

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Don't reinvent the wheel; Wikipedia has an API.

answered Jun 23 '11 at 16:05

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 23 '11 at 16:05

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You must use WebRequest class to get whole page html and then use linq to extract the tag with class "wikitable"....

answered Jun 23 '11 at 16:05

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Read tables (content) from Wikipedia using C#

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