I've got what I hope is a simple question. I have to have a program go to a website, and fill in a web form, and from there submit the update. It "may" also have to go through a gateway page, and enter a username & password in order to access this page.

Here's what I'd like to start with. Simply have the program go to a web page, update a field, and hit submit. Done.

Next comes the hard part. The full program goes to the website login page. Enters username/password. Clicks "Submit". Then finds a link on the page and clicks on the link. Once it clicks on the link, it will be at the form update page, and can submit the updated form information.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

I love it when a program comes together - jdhannibal

In reply to What's the easiest way to have perl fill in a web form & submit it? by jdlev

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