WWW::Mechanize with <SELECT> and radio button

Finch has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi there,

I just can't get it to work!
I have basically the following form:

<form name="CFForm_1" action="index.php?loc=admin" method="Post"">
    <input type="hidden" name="import_users" value="1">
    <input type="hidden" name="ID" value="1129"> 
    <SELECT name="userStatus">  
        <option value="7561">Staff</option>
        <option value="7560">Other</option>
    </SELECT> 
    <td><input type="radio" name="importtype" value="1">One</td>
    <td><input type="radio" name="importtype" value="2">Two</td>

    <input type="Submit" value="Datei importieren" name="add">
</form>
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I tried some ways to 'select a field' and to 'set the radio button', but no matter what I try, it won't work. Can somebody show me how it's done correctly?

Thanks,
Finch.

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Re: WWW::Mechanize with <SELECT> and radio button by jettero (Monsignor) on Oct 23, 2007 at 18:31 UTC
It doesn't seem all that hard to me. It probably looks something like this: `$mech->submit_form( form_name => "CFForm_1", fields => { userStatus=>"Staff", # etc } );` [download] In fact, there's an example in the synopsis on the WWW::Mechanize page that shows something like that. It even preserves those hidden params for you automatically. majik. What in particular didn't work? -Paul	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: WWW::Mechanize with <SELECT> and radio button by Finch (Initiate) on Oct 23, 2007 at 18:48 UTC
That's what I tried and of course I read about the module on CPAN. After I 'click' the button, the upcoming page shows me what options have been selected. And it always says, that no/the default option has been selected. Here's my code: `$mech->submit_form( form_name => "CFForm_1", fields => {import_users => "1", userStatus => "7561", #<Select> importtype => "2", #radio button ID => "2"}, button => "add");` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: WWW::Mechanize with <SELECT> and radio button by jettero (Monsignor) on Oct 23, 2007 at 19:38 UTC
The reason I suggested not filling out the hidden params is to avoid transcription errors. Unless you have a reason to change ID to 2, I'd just leave that alone and mech will carry your ID over for you. -Paul	[reply]
Re^4: WWW::Mechanize with <SELECT> and radio button by Finch (Initiate) on Oct 23, 2007 at 20:53 UTC
Re: WWW::Mechanize with <SELECT> and radio button by Anonymous Monk on Oct 24, 2007 at 10:41 UTC
maybe your version is outdated?	[reply]