Sadly the site I am trying to do this on uses javascript which Mechanize does not support :(

You're thinking about WWW::Mechanize. Win32::IE::Mechanize is a Win32::OLE wrapper just like the code you are trying to write.

Another more efficient approach than the one you are taking is to use HTTP::Recorder or similar utility and bypass the browser completely.

Yet another method that is going to be more efficient than using the raw Win32::OLE API is to use one of the many interfaces to a piece of software called Selenium

Basically, you are reinventing a wheel that has already been reinvented over and over and over (which of course is okay if... its okay with you).

regards,