Re: WWW::Mechanize with forms

Hmmm ... i set up this test CGI script:

use strict;
use warnings;
use CGI qw(:standard);

print header(),
    start_html(),
    start_form(),
    textfield('new_primer_type'),
    submit('submit'),
    end_form(),
    end_html(),
;

if (param('submit')) {
   print hr,
      p('You submitted ', param('new_primer_type'))
   ;
}
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Over at http://unlocalhost.com/cgi-bin/script.cgi. Then i ran this W::M test script:

use strict;
use warnings;
use WWW::Mechanize;

my $mech = WWW::Mechanize->new();
my $url = 'http://unlocalhost.com/cgi-bin/script.cgi';

$mech->get($url);
die "Couldn't get page\n" unless $mech->success;

$mech->form_number(1);
die "Couldn't set form\n" unless $mech->success;

$mech->field('new_primer_type', 'dummy1');
die "Couldn't set type\n" unless $mech->success;

$mech->click('submit');
die "Couldn't click submit\n" unless $mech->success;
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And it never died ... note that even though i made both of your original scripts more 'idiomatic', the results are still the same. The only thing that i changed that might matter is the action destination of the CGI script. The reason why i did so, should be apparent, but as for what is causing your problem, i can't say ...

jeffa

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Re: Re: WWW::Mechanize with forms by Anonymous Monk on Sep 22, 2003 at 22:02 UTC
Well, that sorta solves it: running the exact test script on my machine generates: `C:\dev>perl -w testCGI.pl Unexpected field value http://unlocalhost.com/cgi-bin/script.cgi at (e +val 5) line 1` [download] I'm on Windows XP, Perl 5.6.1, and WWW::Mechanize 0.48. I'll have to test another couple of machines to see where the problem lies. Would you mind terribly keeping that script available for a couple of hours? I'd much appreciate the ability to validate against two servers rather than just one.	[reply] [d/l]
3Re: WWW::Mechanize with forms by jeffa (Bishop) on Sep 22, 2003 at 22:28 UTC
Sure, i'll leave that CGI script for the rest of the day/night. I tested with WWW::Mechanize versions 0.55 and the latest, 0.59 - you might need to upgrade. jeffa L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L-- -R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B-- H---H---H---H---H---H--- (the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)	[reply]