Hi, I'm trying to automate logging in to a complex javascript webpage.

After inputting username/password the javascript asks an extra question from a list of 6 known questions & answers before actually logging in. The question is in a iframe popup.

The question appears like this - simple text: <span id="LoginQuestion">What is your pets name?</span>

I have an xpath&css locators too

I can't figure out how to lift simple text with WWW-Mechanize-Firefox given the xpath that points at it.

  • How to grab get_text with Mechanize_Firefox?

  • How to select a particular iframe in Mechanize/Firefox (like in Selenium), is it even necessary in Mech FF?

  • Should I look at another tool?

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    I tried $mech->content (with a regex), but it returns some other html not what I see with Firefox/Firebug...I think it comes from wrong iframe.

    I did it before using Selenium which has $sel->get_text(xpath) sort of thing

    Thanks in advance

    In reply to How to get WWW::Mechaize::Firefox to get text? by zerocred

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