how do I fill dynamic html forms with perl

vladi.t has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hello! I've been using WWW::Mechanize so far to fill html forms but recently I've ran against dynamic form (it uses 'onclick="submitForm"' and this function is defined in the code earlier), which WWW::Mechanize does not see (when I do $mechanize_obj->dump_forms it doesn't give me the dynamic form). Is there some way to deal with such forms? If I've provided not enough information pls ask and I'll post all the required data from the website here.

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Re: how do I fill dynamic html forms with perl by marto (Cardinal) on Dec 18, 2010 at 07:52 UTC
As anonymous monk has already suggested WWW::Mechanize does not support support JavaScript. Consider using WWW::Mechanize::Firefox or Using WWW::Selenium To Test Or Automate An Ajax Website.	[reply]
Re^2: how do I fill dynamic html forms with perl by vladi.t (Initiate) on Dec 21, 2010 at 10:59 UTC
Thanks a lot I've managed to do that after reading the links you gave me. Finally I've captured the POST request and constructed the one I needed on the basis of the original. Thanks for the help again!	[reply]
Re: how do I fill dynamic html forms with perl by Anonymous Monk on Dec 18, 2010 at 07:09 UTC
See WWW::Mechanize::FAQ, or WWW::Mechanize javascript site:perlmonks.org, or WWW::Mechanize::Firefox, or WWW::Scripter::Plugin::JavaScript	[reply]