Hi All,

I'am use WWW::Mechanize::Firefox to access a java website to generate reports for download. After I choose the report I want I have to enter date parameters for which I want the data for. To do this I click on a link that opens a popup window where you select and fill in values. When the popup opens I do not know how to access it and it times out on me with the following error: "command timed-out at C:/Perl/site/lib/MozRepl/Client.pm line 186" Using applescript I am able to via safari on mac. 

do JavaScript "document.aspnetForm.ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder2$selectDay
+.value = \"" & pday & "\";" in document 1 of window id win2
do JavaScript "document.aspnetForm.ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder2$selectMon
+th.value = \"" & mnth & "\";" in document 1 of window id win2
#delay 5
do JavaScript "document.getElementById('ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder2_btnS
+ubmit2').click()" in document 1 of window id win2

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Is there a way to do same thing with perl and firefox? What would cause the timeout issue?

Here is my code so far: 
 
use WWW::Mechanize::Firefox;
my $mech = WWW::Mechanize::Firefox->new( visible => 1, autoclose => 0,
+);
$mech->get('https://www.XXX.com/XXX/aspx/XXXLogin.aspx');
sleep(2);
$mech->field(username => 'XXX');
sleep 1; # give the page more time
$mech->click_button( name => 'btn_LoginSubmit' );
$mech->field(answer1 => 'XXX');
$mech->field(answer2 => 'XXX');
$mech->click_button( name => 'btnKBA_Submit' );
sleep(1);
$mech->field(password => 'XXX');
$mech->click_button( name => 'btnPwd_Submit' );
sleep(1);
        
$mech->follow_link( text_regex => qr/Investment Detail/i );
sleep(1);
#---Launch Popup windo---#
$mech->follow_link( text_regex => qr/Filter/i );

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If I can not access the popup then this is not going to work and I am not going to waste any more time with this. so any suggestions and ideas are welcomed. Thank you all in advance.

In reply to WWW::Mechanize::Firefox popup window help by mmittiga17

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