Get text from multiple webpages doesnt work if one URL is down

automator

I have creating a simple workflow in Automator which will extract text from a list of URLs and save them into one text file.

The actions are:

Get Specified Text
Get Text from Webpage
New Text File

Whenever there is a problem with one of the URLs, Automator throws an error and stops working – is it possible to make it ignore the problem URL and continue?

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The reason is, the "Get Specified Text" does not allow returns (if you are putting more than one line of text).

In order for me to fix this problem (mine was similar), I found an automator text actions pack on line and bought it (really cheap). You can find it here:

http://www.automatedworkflows.com

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