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OK, stock quotes are doable ... but I may need help with REGEX



lynx -dump http://quote.yahoo.com/q?s=COSFF,NSCP     

We get the quotes in text format here, but in the middle of a bunch of
garbage.  I don't know much about regular expressions, but I assume that
would be the easiest way to extract these things.  Here's the output. 
Someone wanna give it a go???  I think I'll write this program in Perl
(I already started with some structure/declaractions).

Here's the top part of what I get:
-------------------------------
        [1]Yahoo! Finance [2]Home - [3]Yahoo! - [4]Help - [5]Sign In
     _________________________________________________________________

    _________________________ __________[Basic.......] [6]symbol lookup

    _Portfolios(Track your favorite stocks here) : _[[7]Register/Sign
In]

          _Quotes_ [8][Ameritrade] [9]DLJ Direct [10]Quick & Reilly
       Need a mortgage? Visit the [11]Loan Center for quotes, rates,
      recommendations and more. [12]Web Street [13][Datek Securities]
                               [14][E*Trade]
    Click to trade or open an account. - [15]Important Disclaimer_Views:
          _[16]Basic [17][edit] - [18]DayWatch - [19]Performance -
          [20]Fundamentals - [21]Detailed - [[22]Create New View]

                Sun Jul 19 5:19pm ET - U.S. Markets Closed.


Symbol      Last Trade              Change             Volume   More
Info
[23]COSFF    Jul 17      _1 25/32_      +1/32     +1.79%    135,000
[24]Chart,
[25]News, [26]SEC, [27]Msgs, [28]Profile, [29]Research, [30]Insider
[31]NSCP     Jul 17       _32 1/8_     -1 1/8     -3.38%  4,075,200
[32]Chart,
[33]News, [34]SEC, [35]Msgs, [36]Profile, [37]Research, [38]Insider

    Select a Symbol for a detailed quote. Quotes delayed 15 minutes for
                       Nasdaq, 20 minutes otherwise.
           [new] [39]Customize Finance (Yahoo! ID required) [new]
              [40]COOL JOBS @ YAHOO - [41]Yahoo! Finance Home
           _[42]Tables Version - [43]Download Spreadsheet Format _

                                _Recent News_



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