OK, here's the problem

Below I have two '$request->as_string()' each identical and yet from different sources:

my $f = HTTP::Request::Form->new($forms[0], $wosURL);
my $boo = $f->press("General Search");
print $boo->as_string;

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outputs: 
POST http://wos4.isiknowledge.com/CIW.cgi
Content-Length: 227
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

Func=Search&Form=HomePage&SID=QVhJgArh%40WcAACmJAys&topic=Enter+a+topi
+c&editions=H&editions=H&editions=H&Period=Year+Range&week_selection=L
+atestWeek&years=2004&start_year=1955&end_year=2004&General+Search.x=2
+&General+Search.y=2

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and this one 
my $request = POST 'http://wos4.isiknowledge.com/CIW.cgi', 
            [Func => 'Search',
             Form => 'HomePage',
             SID => $sid,
             topic => 'Enter a topic',
             editions => [qw( D A H )],
             Period => 'Year Range',
             week_selection => 'LatestWeek',
             years => 2004,
             start_year => 1955,
             end_year => 2004,
             'General Search.x' => 2,
             'General Search.y' => 2];

print $request->as_string();

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outputs: 
POST http://wos4.isiknowledge.com/CIW.cgi
Content-Length: 227
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

Func=Search&Form=HomePage&SID=QVhJfQrh%40WcAABfkZ3c&topic=Enter+a+topi
+c&editions=D&editions=A&editions=H&Period=Year+Range&week_selection=L
+atestWeek&years=2004&start_year=1955&end_year=2004&General+Search.x=2
+&General+Search.y=2

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Because of the bug in HTTP::Request::Form, when I send the first request, the resulting web-page lists the three same editions, BUT if I send using the request I made on my own, the resulting web-page doesnt list ANY edition.

This tells me there's something different between the request object generated by HTTP::Request::Form, and my own request object, and I'm not sure what it is??

Thanks
Sam

ps I'll check out Mechanize, thanks

In reply to Re^4: Checkboxes with the same name by seaver
in thread Checkboxes with the same name by seaver

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