Win32::IE::Mechanize - Security Popups

p6steve has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi Monks!

I am using the nice Win32::IE::Mechanize module to get some table extracts from https sites.

One of the caveats in Abe Timmermann's doc is:

The InternetExplorer automation object does not provide an interface to "popup windows" generated by security settings or JScript contained in the page.

DESPITE this, I would like to be able to click "Yes" when IE asks if I accept mixed secure / unsecure content (or just close the popup window.) Is there any trick to do this to avoid this annoying manual intervention?

~rheum

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Re: Win32::IE::Mechanize - Security Popups by stiller (Friar) on Apr 30, 2008 at 11:01 UTC
If your script is going to blindly confirm that kind of warning, then maybe you could just change the settings in internet explorer before running the script? Otherwise, you might want to take a look at Alien::SeleniumRC - it's awesome. update: also, to go with that, WWW::Selenium and Test::WWW::Selenium	[reply]
Re: Win32::IE::Mechanize - Security Popups by marto (Cardinal) on Apr 30, 2008 at 11:54 UTC
Did you super search this before posting? You may find Handling Pop up windows using Win32::IEAutomation useful. Martin	[reply]
Re^2: Win32::IE::Mechanize - Security Popups by p6steve (Sexton) on Apr 30, 2008 at 12:58 UTC
Yes I did supersearch - but not on Automate (as I am not using this module). Sorry! All the same, I like the idea to disable in IE (why didn't I think of this!) - however even at Low Security settings - the "...both secure and nonsecure..." popup appears to be unavoidable. (I also trawled through the Custom Level boxes). Ho hum - I just have to be manual slave to my perl script.	[reply]
Re^3: Win32::IE::Mechanize - Security Popups by marto (Cardinal) on Apr 30, 2008 at 13:10 UTC
Did you add the site in question as a 'trusted site'? Under 'Custom Level' the radio buttons with values at 'Prompt' should be descriptive enough for you to work out what you want to set to 'Disable'. It often helps to search based on the general problem you are having, especially since both modules deal with automating IE, and the problem in both questions was essentially the same.	[reply]
Re^3: Win32::IE::Mechanize - Security Popups by blazar (Canon) on Apr 30, 2008 at 16:18 UTC
I just have to be manual slave to my perl script. I personally believe that "Human Aided Computing" will likely be both a funny and interesting concept. (I had to do some Human Aided Printing a few years ago, but that's got to do with hardware, a wholly different story...) `--` If you can't understand the incipit, then please check the IPB Campaign.	[reply] [d/l]