"Clicking" a button with WWW::Mechanize

jclh has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hey guys,

I'm trying to write a spider... and I want to "click" this "button":


<a class="ancBtn silver ancBtnL" title="Save this story to your tree" 
+onclick=" javascript:$trees.acceptHint('1001', '1002', '/tree/1003/hi
+nts/AcceptMediaHint',this, 1003); javascript:_omnitureTracking.trackH
+intAccept('[Media]:[]') ;">
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What would be the easiest way to click it sending back the data the server needs?

I know WWW::Mechanize doesn't run javascript, but I read somewhere else that clicking a button doesn't necessitate running javascript, just finding out what the server is looking for and give it back.

Thank you!

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Re: "Clicking" a button with WWW::Mechanize (firefox for javascript) by Anonymous Monk on Jun 05, 2013 at 03:10 UTC
use (firefox) to click it, and examine what firefox sends, Use http://WireShark.org or LiveHTTPHeaders to figure out what works from the browser and send something like that using Mechanize ( you can automate this using HTTP::Recorder, Web Testing with HTTP::Recorder ) ,... or use WWW::Mechanize::Firefox, it drives firefox underneath	[reply]
Re^2: "Clicking" a button with WWW::Mechanize (firefox for javascript) by jclh (Initiate) on Jun 08, 2013 at 22:41 UTC
Thank you! HTTP::Recorder did the trick!	[reply]