I am writing code that tests html pages and the server's internal responses. I am using HTML::Form to parse the html file and to set up the input. I want to be able to give an invalid value to an input type called option, which is a drop down box.

The problem is that HTML::Form croaks when given invalid value for that input type. For example the list of possible inputs is
MPI
ACS
DS
AHS

I want to be able to say for this input give it the value of "NONE" but HTML::Form croaks when I do that.8(

How do I get around this and make HTML::Form take invalid values in a reletivaly nice way?

I have used SuperSearch looking for HTML::Form and Croak with no luck. The perldoc Carp does not really point to anything and the perldocs for HTML::Form says that it will croak if given invalid input. I have thought about redefing the function to get what I want but I am not too sure if doing this will break when/if the next version of HTML::Form comes out.

In reply to a HTML::Form question. by Pug

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