[ale] [OT] how do I convert this web based book to pdf or doc

[Sparr]

I'd use wget to fetch all the pages then html2pdf for the conversion
On Jan 29, 2013 9:56 PM, "Ron Frazier (ALE)" <
atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I need some more geek help.
>
> There is a web based book that I need to download and convert to pdf or
> doc or open doc format so I can read it off-line and print it.  They have a
> downloadable copy as a windows help file but I cannot seem to read it at
> all.
>
> I need to start with this page: http://book.mql4.com/
> and add this page: http://book.mql4.com/overview
> and add this page: http://book.mql4.com/content
>
> and all the pages that are the main body of the book linked to from the
> previous page, but not all the ancillary pages referenced at the bottom of
> every page, etc.
>
> Can someone tell me how to do this in a relatively painless fashion.
>  Copying the text from the browser to a doc file is definitely NOT painless.
>
> I prefer something that is cross platform, or something which runs as an
> android program, or something which is a Firefox plugin.  It would be
> preferable if all the content is stored in one pdf or doc file but if each
> web page is a doc or pdf file, that would be better than nothing.
>
> As always, any help is appreciated.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ron
>
>
>
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