#! /usr/bin/perl -w

use strict;
use WWW::Mechanize;

my $mech = WWW::Mechanize -> new();

$mech -> get( 'http://www.merriam-webster.com/' );

for my $input ( $mech -> find_all_inputs() )
{
      printf $input -> name(), $input -> type(), "\n";
}    

for my $image ( $mech -> find_all_images() )
{
   printf "%-100s %s\n", $image -> image(), image -> tag();
}
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Perhaps you would find the book Web Client Programming with Perl, full text freely available from the O'Reilly Open Books Project, more useful than the WWW::Mechanize documentation.

Update: Although personally, I found the WWW::Mechanize::Cookbook helpful.

Update^2: Also, I really like using HTTP::Recorder to record a successful manual form submission. The output of HTTP::Recorder, just as with WWW::Mechanize::Shell, can be "dropped" right into your WWW::Mechanize scripts. (leira's article "Web Testing with HTTP::Recorder" contains an excellent example of how you might want to do this.)

Note that if you are dealing with javascript, you might need to use Win32::IE::Mechanize. If you run into problems, try Super Searching for "mech javascript" - there are many relevant nodes here.

HTH,

planetscape

I agree with you, and the best way is really just to dive in to the WWW::Mechanize documentation, which is very thorough and very readable, even for the uninitiated. Make lots of test scripts with the various form-filling functions - there are several ways to do it and find out what you're comfortable with.

Also look at the Forms subclass and explore the methods there. Just practice!