Hi guys, I'm working on a web automation task for my company, accessing an HTTPS site, logging in & navigating through its pages and downloading certain files. I installed the relevant packages, like the WWW::Mechanize, Crypt::SSLeay etc. and was able to fill in forms, navigate & authenticate etc.. However, the problem I'm facing now is in a particular page where I have to fill a form and click on the submit button. A part of the HTML code goes like: 
<Br>
<Table Width=85% Align=Center border=0 cellspacing=1 cellpadding=1>
    <Tr>
        <Td Width=50% Align=Left>
            &NBSP;
        </Td>
        <Td Width=50% Align=Right>
            <Input Type=Button Name=CmdSearch Value="&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP
+;Search&NBSP;&NBSP;>>" OnClick="javascript:Search();">
        </Td>
    </Tr>
</Table>
</Center>

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As you may notice, after I fill the form, I'm trying to click on this button named 'CmdSearch' so that it navigates to the next page. Problem though, I presume, is something to do with the "&NBSP". When I apply the script & save the web page on my comp, I can see the filled contents on the text boxes, however it seems like the button hasn't been clicked. This was when I tried the command in the submit_form function : "CmdSearch" => "&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;Search&NBSP;&NBSP;>>" Infact, I removed the   & replaced with blank spaces, tried other combinations too but in vain. Also attempted is the click_button() function using various parameters like name, number , value etc. but again, the script appears to ignore the button in itself. Error messages like button name not found in header etc. display & the script terminates. Anyway, any advice to solve this issue would be, by me, greatly appreciated. Cheers P.S: Pls note that the "&NBSP" was deliberately put in CAPS in this post since the page treats it as a " " when displaying the message.

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In reply to Form submission - &NBSP?? by Battle_Fury

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