I'm using WWW::Mechanize version 1.66. When I do this, 
$ mech-dump url

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this shows 3 forms. But when I try to run this code, 
use strict;
use Data::Dumper;
use WWW::Mechanize;

my $m = WWW::Mechanize->new( autocheck => 1 );
$m->agent_alias( 'Windows Mozilla' );
$m->cookie_jar( HTTP::Cookies->new );

$m->get( 'same_url_as_mech-dump' );
print Dumper ( $m->forms() );
$m->submit_form( form_number => 1, fields => $fields );

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Here's the output. 
There is no form numbered 1 ...

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Also, there is no output from $m->forms(). This is weird because mech-dump was able to find the forms. Any help?

In reply to Mechanize Cannot Detect Forms by Anonymous Monk

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