$ perl -MLWP -e 'print "$LWP::VERSION\n"' 5.805 #### use WWW::Mechanize; my $mech = WWW::Mechanize->new(); my $url = "file:///.../test.html"; # the mentioned form $mech->get($url); $mech->current_form->dump(); $mech->set_fields( '__EVENTTARGET' => 'mynewvalue' ); $mech->current_form->dump(); #### $ ./674272.pl POST .../Browse.aspx?MyToken=632797078501515540 [aspnetForm] __EVENTTARGET= (hidden readonly) __EVENTARGUMENT= (hidden readonly) __VIEWSTATE=/wEPDwUJ (hidden readonly) POST .../Browse.aspx?MyToken=632797078501515540 [aspnetForm] __EVENTTARGET=mynewvalue (hidden readonly) __EVENTARGUMENT= (hidden readonly) __VIEWSTATE=/wEPDwUJ (hidden readonly)