Re: WWW::Mechanize and file upload

Anyone any ideas why this isn't working?

I doubt. How is it not working? Does it die? Does it not do what you want? And what you expect on a successful run?

First random hint: let WWW::Mechanize do the testing of results for you (as you're not checking anything right now). That can be done with:

$mech = WWW::Mechanize->new(autocheck=>1);
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Second and last random hint: read the documentation (WWW::Mechanize) carefully and thoroughly.

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Re: WWW::Mechanize and file upload by nosbod (Scribe) on Jan 05, 2007 at 21:45 UTC
the page that is returned states that the file was not uploaded correctly. It states that the file my be in the wrong format or that there was a problem with the upload. It's not in the wrong format, i've tried it manually, it's fine. is there an obvious error with the code? the docs don't really talk about file uploads. i assume it can be done but the docs aren't particularly specific toher than the sentence: "If the field is of type file (file upload field), the value is always cleared to prevent remote sites from downloading your local files. To upload a file, specify its file name explicitly."	[reply]

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Re: WWW::Mechanize and file upload
by nosbod (Scribe) on Jan 05, 2007 at 21:45 UTC

is there an obvious error with the code? the docs don't really talk about file uploads. i assume it can be done but the docs aren't particularly specific toher than the sentence:

"If the field is of type file (file upload field), the value is always cleared to prevent remote sites from downloading your local files. To upload a file, specify its file name explicitly."

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