Re: Using Perl to perform java applet forms

Actually running a Java Applet and interacting it is a bit beyond my current knowledge (and I don't care enough to spend time on Google finding out if its been done :D ). But one approach would probably be to sniff the traffic between the applet and the server, reverse engineer the protocol, and then write your own client for it.

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Re^2: Using Perl to perform java applet forms by Anonymous Monk on Mar 17, 2006 at 17:33 UTC
Oh, is that all? :D Actually I was sort of assuming it would be that difficult to do this if there aren't Google references for things like this. I'd appreciate any sort of information, links, code, etc that anyone might have that would aid me in the right direction.	[reply]
Re^3: Using Perl to perform java applet forms by dorward (Curate) on Mar 17, 2006 at 17:45 UTC
tcpdump will let you sniff the traffic, as might setting up a proxy server that logs all the traffic. If you're lucky they'll use a human readable and standardised means of communicating - like SOAP.	[reply]
Re^4: Using Perl to perform java applet forms by EvanCarroll (Chaplain) on Mar 17, 2006 at 17:58 UTC
... Or you can use Ethereal/Tetheral and have it ship to XML and parse with expat, which is pretty fast. Evan Carroll www.EvanCarroll.com	[reply]