Is it possible to use regular expressions as a way to fill in option fields when using WWW::Mechanize's set_visible method? For example, $mech->set_visible([ option => /.+/ ]); I have tried the aforementioned code and it returns the error:

Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at name.pl line 72.
The 'B3200L' field can't be unchecked at /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.8/W
+WW/Mechanize.pm line 1429

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Making me think something is going wrong... ;)

Either that, or is there a way to select an option by it's number on the option list? Knowing how to would prove just as helpful.

EDIT: It should be noted that there are multiple option inputs each on a seperate page. Also, thanks pc88mxer for the elaboration.

In reply to Using regex to select an option with WWW::Mechanize by Lawliet

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