in reply to Re^6: How do I click Javascript button with Win32::IE::Mechanize
in thread How do I click Javascript button with Win32::IE::Mechanize

Did you try running your code? 
#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use warnings; #added by me
use Win32::IE::Mechanize; 

my $ie = Win32::IE::Mechanize->new( visible => 1 );   
my $url ='http://url/';
my $ie = $ie->get( $url ); 
my $ie->find_link (url=>"javascript:subForm('UA_Signin','signOff')";

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Returns 
"my" variable $ie masks earlier declaration in same scope at ftp.pl li
+ne 9.
"my" variable $ie masks earlier declaration in same scope at ftp.pl li
+ne 10.
syntax error at ftp.pl line 10, near ""javascript:subForm('UA_Signin',
+'signOff')
";"
Execution of ftp.pl aborted due to compilation errors.

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First of all, you need to learn some basic Perl. Look at my, as the error message above shows, you don't need to re-declare $ie every time you make a reference to it.

Secondly look at $ie = $ie->get( $url );. I think you mean to use $ie->get($url);.

Thirdly, I suggested that you use:
$ie->follow_link
rather than:
$ie->find_link.
Also you have:
$ie->find_link (url=>"javascript:subForm('UA_Signin','signOff')";
rather than:
$ie->find_link(url => "javascript:subForm('UA_Signin','signOff')");

Putting this all together you can see a basic example: 
#!/usr/bin/perl

# Win32::IE::Mechanize example, go to www.google.co.uk follow link 'Ab
+out Google'

use strict;
use warnings;
use Win32::IE::Mechanize; 

my $ie = Win32::IE::Mechanize->new( visible => 1 );   
my $url ='http://www.google.co.uk/';
$ie->get($url); 
$ie->follow_link(text => 'About Google'); # This the line that you nee
+d to change, I will leave that to you as an exercise

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I would suggest you send time in the tutorials section of this site, and understanding the module documentation.

Hope this helps

Martin

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Re^8: How do I click Javascript button with Win32::IE::Mechanize
by rshrivaQ (Initiate) on Dec 20, 2007 at 13:19 UTC
    I checked your script(which you gave as example) it's working, But still having some problem in my script.Please check 
    #!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;
use Win32::IE::Mechanize;
    my $ie = Win32::IE::Mechanize->new( visible => 1 );   
    my $url ='http://url/go';
      $ie->get( $url );

$ie->follow_link (text =>"subForm('UA_Signin','signOff')")|| die"can't
+ find text $!";

# $ie->find_link (url=>"javascript:subForm('UA_Signin','signOff')");

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    I checked it with other options 
    #$ie->find_link (number=>2);
 # $ie->find_image(image =>"ua/images/button-signoff.gif")|| die"can't
+ find image$!";
  # $ie->find_image(alt =>" ")|| die"can't find image$!";

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    One thing i want to let you know while hitting on signoff button (or reference) manually ,page moves to login page but the url (at address bar)does not get changed. Hope it will help you to find out my solution. Thanks
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      Did you get what i am trying to make you understand? Thanks
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        rshrivaQ,

        As I am sure you have noticed, you get notified when someone replies to your post. Since you replied to yourself here, I did not get informed. I have been busy with my day job so have no had a chance to get back to you, however it is considered polite to wait until someone replies in their own time.

        You did not provide us with the JavaScript code in question. Please note the dummy JavaScript function I have written into the HTML you provided: 
        <HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Cygent: Error</TITLE>
<SCRIPT>
function subForm(){
    alert('Hello!');
}
</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" SRC="ua/script/rollover.js"></SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT SRC="common/script/js_common.js" language="javascript"></SCRIP
+T>

</HEAD>

<BODY leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" BG
+COLOR=#999999 LINK=#"0033CC" vlink="#0033CC" TEXT=#000000  onload="on
+Load()">
<FORM NAME="mainForm" METHOD="POST" ACTION="/go" target="_top" onsubmi
+t="return false;">



<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=from VALUE="UA_Error">
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=to VALUE="">
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=task VALUE="">

<!-- BEGIN Outer shell - sets minimum width for screen. Use 1004 for 1
+024 pixel screens and 780 for 800 pixel screens -->


<TABLE BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0 WIDTH="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFF
+FFF">
<!-- END title bars -->
    <TR>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=TOP CLASS="FormBodyBGColor" COLSPAN="2">
      <TABLE BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=10 CELLSPACING=0 WIDTH="100%"><TR><T
+D ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=TOP>
       <TABLE BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=10 CELLSPACING=0 WIDTH=620>
  <TR>
    <TD VALIGN=TOP>
      <FONT FACE="Arial" size="2">The following error has occurred:</f
+ont>
    </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2>
      <FONT FACE="Arial" size="2">
        The system has encountered an error while processing your requ
+est.  <BR>Please click the &quot;sign off&quot; button provided below
+, sign back into the system, and try your request again.
      </FONT>
    </TD>
  </TR>
  
  <TR>
    <TD COLSPAN=2>
      <FONT FACE="Arial" size="2">
        Please click 'Go Back' button to return to the previous screen
+, and continue from there. If you continue to encounter problems, ple
+ase use the 'Sign Off' button to exit the application.
      </FONT>
    </TD>
  </TR>
  
  <TR>
    <TD>
      <A HREF="javascript:history.back()">
      <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="ua/images/button_back.gif"></A></TD>
    
     <TD VALIGN=BOTTOM ALIGN=RIGHT><A HREF="javascript:subForm('UA_Sig
+nin','signOff')"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="ua/images/button-signoff.gif" a
+lt=""></A></TD>

      

  </TR>
</TABLE>
      </TD></TR></TABLE>
     </TD>
    </TR>
    </TABLE>
<!-- END Outer shell -->

</FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>

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        Now, when I run this code, I see the alert window as expected. Unless the JavaScript function subForm exists in the JavaScript file you include, nothing will happen when the link is followed, as there is no function in the HTML you have provided. 

        #!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use warnings;
use Win32::IE::Mechanize; 

my $ie = Win32::IE::Mechanize->new( visible => 1 );   
my $url ='file:///c:/test.html';
$ie->get($url); 
$ie->follow_link(url => "javascript:subForm('UA_Signin','signOff')");

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        Feel free to add the required error checking.

        Hope this helps

        Martin
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