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AFAIK you could either decipher the javascript yourself and just mimic what the javascript does, or use WWW::Mechanize::Firefox which uses firefox for the execution of the javascript. Alternatively WWW::Selenium is able to execute the javascript too (see also the tutorial Using WWW::Selenium To Test Or Automate An Ajax Website)

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Re^2: WWW::Mechanize and Cookies generated through Javascript
by shanu_040 (Sexton) on Aug 04, 2010 at 04:42 UTC
    Hi,

    As I am using this code to create a proxy server through url rewriting. The code works fine for displaying requested site. But when I try to login through web-browser, then problem starts. And I find that is because of cooikes. Please guide me that I am on right track or not.

    I am trying something like URL Rewriting

    Any further guidance would appreciable.

    Thanks
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      The link you posted only tells about how to reroute a connection attempt to a proxy, not how the proxy itself should work. It doesn't change the validity of my and rowdogs answers. Have you tried WWW::Scripter? Have you tried to disassemble the javascript code?

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        I found that it not the cookies that causing the problem..It the post request. How can I handle post method in mechanize.

        I also like to know how it works..I posted the code which works in same. When I submit the login page then problem starts due to form method POST. If I replace post to get it works well

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      I found that it not the cookies that causing the problem..It the post request. How can I handle post method in mechanize.

      I also like to know how it works..I posted the code which works in same. When I submit the login page then problem starts due to form method POST. If I replace post to get it works well

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