Alternative 2 WWW-Mechanize with JavaScript ?

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

hello

I've tried to use WWW-Mechanize to extract information from a webpage,
that (probably) had JavaScript it in which (for some reason) the WWW-Mechanize module doesn't support.
this is the question I posted about hat before.

my question is: do you know (from experience !) of a good module that can do pretty much everything that WWW-Mechanize can,
that can also handle JavaScript ?
(note: I know little about html and JavaScript)

thx

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Re: Alternative 2 WWW-Mechanize with JavaScript ? by marto (Cardinal) on Apr 18, 2011 at 23:02 UTC
The WWW::Mechanize docs explain that it doesn't support JavaScript. Consider using WWW::Mechanize::Firefox or super search for other alternatives, this question is asked quite frequently.	[reply]
Re: Alternative 2 WWW-Mechanize with JavaScript ? by Anonymous Monk on Apr 19, 2011 at 00:51 UTC
Like marto said this is a frequently asked question, or FAQ, oh look, WWW::Mechanize::FAQ :)	[reply]
Re: Alternative 2 WWW-Mechanize with JavaScript ? by believer (Sexton) on Apr 19, 2011 at 08:54 UTC
Maybe Selenium is the way to go for you. (cpan). Nowadays there is also WWW::Scripter, with a JavaScript plugin. But I have no experience with that one.	[reply]
Re: Alternative 2 WWW-Mechanize with JavaScript ? by bart (Canon) on Apr 19, 2011 at 12:34 UTC
Win32::IE::Mechanize is an alternative to WWW::Mechanize but which uses the Internet Explorer engine (via OLE) under the hood. Thus: it'll behave just like the browser, because it is the browser. So, yeah, it'll only work on Windows.	[reply]