############################################
        # At this time we are LOGGED IN, so off to the TRADING POST
        ############################################
print "1";
        $mech->get($url2);
print "1a";
        $mech->submit_form(
        form_name => "trade1",
        fields      => {
          "criteria" => 'Lot Number',
          search_string => "$lotnum"
        }
        ) or die "Error: $!";

print "2";

##</code><code>##

11a
Software error:

 at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.5/WWW/Mechanize.pm line 1492.