Pulling data from the MLS?

[Archie Robb]

Hi all, 

I apologize if this has been posted but I can't find anything on it via BP or Google. I'm from Los Angeles, CA and I'm looking for a tutorial on pulling data from the MLS into CSV/Excel.

On another note, can anyone recommend a good tutorial for the MLS? I'm a new Real Estate Agent and I would like to learn everything about the MLS. I have been playing on it but I'm sure there are better ways of compiling research and statistics.

Thanks,

Archie