Hello Monks,
I have been at this for a little while, and I am stuck on one part. I am trying to crawl a page to access a csv file. Here is my script (or part of it):
my $ua = LWP::UserAgent->new(ssl_opts => { verify_hostname => 1 });
$ua->agent('Mozilla/5.0');
$ua->cookie_jar({});
my $response = $ua->get('firstpage.com');
my $response2 = $ua->get('secondpage.com');
(etc)
###This section is where I am having trouble:
my $post = $ua->post('https://www.foo.com/downloadAcsReportSearch.html
+', "Search");
The problem I am having right now is that I am not clicking the "Search" button at the last post. Firebug shows it has the value 'Search'. I think I need help understanding how to do this. I also have to click one last button on the page proceeding that, but I'll cross that bridge when I get there. Any insight is greatly appreciated.Thanks!
PS-I should add that I cannot use a module that utilizes a browser or javascript plugin.
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