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I'm trying to get all of the courses for a college though:

http://ohiostate.bncollege.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TBDropDownView?jspStoreDir=ohiostate&deptId=&campusId=30747395&catalogId=10001&dojo.transport=xmlhttp&termId=44357427

And I was wondering if there was a way I could do this, like can I search the source code, or the database that it's accessing to display the classes?

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No.

If you could, it would be a major security hole.
Imagine a similar servlet that stores credit card numbers for a shopping site (eg, Amazon).

Instead, you can contact the college and ask them for an API.

SLaks
Gah, that's what I figured. So there's no way to download and pick at it like with Applets?
Parker
Correct, there isn't.
SLaks
You cannot even be sure that it is really a servlet at the other end (could be PHP or anything).
Thilo
@Thilo: Given the path, it's almost definitely a servlet.
SLaks
Yes, but you cannot be sure ;-)
Thilo