Accessing Internet And stuff

[Ashwin Kumar]

Guys i would like to know how to access the internet with c++. Well i am an 12th grader and am supposed to work on a project now. I thought of lots of ideas but the problem is time. My c++ knowledge is basic and would like to work on a short but good project. I got this idea. Why not create a C++ coding which when run would pull out top 100 discounted items from flipkart. I do understand that i'll require some knowledge in this topic and am ready to learn. Or if you guys can think of an other simple but good projects please let me know. My c++ knowledge is limited so do remember that. I know everything in Sumita Aurora class 12 book.Or if someone has the coding i'll be very very grateful to them.

[laserlight]

There is no support for network programming in the standard library, but libraries are available elsewhere. For example, you might take the approach taught in Beej's Guide to Network Programming, or you might use a library like Boost.Asio (or some other: there are many available out there).

A quick check shows that Flipcart might provide you with an API, so you should look into that.

[Elysia]

For anything web related, I'd recommend Casablanca (search c++ rest).
For parsing html pages, I've used htmlcxx in the past. It doesn't support unicode and it can be a little tricky to use to parse html, but I don't know of anything better. If you do find something, do tell.