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That all depends on why the javascript was included in the HTML. So take a good, long look at that javascript and ask yourself: Do I really need this? If your answer is yes, then provide the same functionality in your Perl script.

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Re: Re: Executing Javascript from HTML pages in perl
by jryan (Vicar) on Nov 06, 2002 at 22:14 UTC
    And what if the javascript happens to be DOM manipulation (i.e. the stylesheet maninipulation I use in Text::ParagraphDiff output), or a form checker? Not everything javascript can do can be mimicked with perl.
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      But in which way would that make it not possible to mimick the GET/POST requests a user agent would eventually send?

      Makeshifts last the longest.

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        In the case where the code needs to run on the client side.
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      But who uses stylesheets or DHTML in an LWP script?

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        What about JavaScript's other uses? The guy never said that the JavaScript was DHTML; I was trying to bring up the point that JavaScript DOES have other uses besides poorly done client-side dynamic content.
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