:also, there's a chapter on Web Automation in the
:Perl Cookbook.
That's true... _The Perl Cookbook_, chapter 20. Excellent resource.
If you don't have it, I would recommend getting it.
20.1 - Fetching a URL from a Perl script
20.2 - Automating Form Submission
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Hi,
I have been something similar lately to what u want to do. Browsing thru
webpages.filing out formsfollowing links on a page etc.
LWP::UserAgent and HTTP::Request can be used to do that. I would suggest you
take a look at "Web Client Programming with Perl by Clinton Wong - QReill
Craig, you are wanting to write a script that goes out and surfs the
internet like a user would, right? Or are you wanting to actually write
html documents with your script?
If you are wanting the former, LWP is the best way to go, in my
opinion. HTTP::Request::Common provides a
, 'Toothbrush', 'Potato
Salad'], -name=>'mypopup');
But I'm not sure how you'd say 'checked' for one particular one.
Lara
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CGI.pm is the most advanced module around for dealing with forms.
At 13:44 29.06.2001 -0400, Craig S Monroe wrote:
>All,
>
>I have done some searching, looking for a module for interacting with web
>pages.
>The only module, that appears to be related is LWP. I read through those
>docs,
>and, I
