Search Sequential Pages for Target String

Updated on Nov 6, 2025

To search for a target string on a series of successively named HTML pages (for example, to find the first page containing "TargetString" from 1.htm, 2.htm, 3.htm, 4.htm, etc.), add rules to Fiddler as follows:

  1. Add a rule to Fiddler Classic with Global scope to create a new menu item as follows:

    C#
    public static ToolsAction("Find page containing search string") 
    function doGrab(){ 
    	var s = "GET /gallery/image1.htm HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: www.example.com\r\nX-My-Num: 1\r\n\r\n"; 
    	try{ 
    	FiddlerObject.utilIssueRequest(s); 
    	} 
    	catch(e){ 
    	MessageBox.Show("send failed" + e.ToString()); 
    	} 
    }

This will generate the first request. Note: Because the utilIssueRequest call is asynchronous, you don't get the response directly.

  1. Add a rule to Fiddler Classic in the OnBeforeResponse function as follows:

    c#
    if (oSession.oRequest.headers.Exists("X-My-Num")){ 
    	// This is a response to my Grab code... 
    	if (oSession.utilFindInResponse("targetstring", false) > -1){ 
    	// If the index of the target string is >-1, we found the search string...  
    	MessageBox.Show("Found target string!");
    	} 
    	else 
    	{ 
    	//didn't find the target string.  increment the number. 
    	var n = int.parse(oSession.oRequest["X-My-Num"]); 
    	n++; 
    	var s = "GET /gallery/image" + n.ToString() + ".htm HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: http://www.example.com\r\nX-My-Num: "+ n.ToString() + "\r\n\r\n"; 
    	try{ 
    	// Make a recursive HTTP request for the next item.
    	FiddlerObject.utilIssueRequest(s); 
    	} 
    	catch(e){ 
    		MessageBox.Show("send failed" + e.ToString()); 
    	} 
    	} 
    }
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