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Posted on Wed Nov 9 21:55:01 2005 by occerman
POST in IE::Mechanize, can it be done?
IE::Mechanize performs GET requests great but what if I want a POST request? i.e., www.website.com/inventory with a POST request of car=honda&model=accord&color=blue In my case I can't get away with a get request of: www.website.com/inventory?car=honda&model=accord&color=blue Any idea how to do a POST request? Thanks.
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Posted on Fri Nov 11 15:57:22 2005 by abeltje in response to 1296
Re: POST in IE::Mechanize, can it be done?
If the form specifies METHOD=POST, the submit_form() method will send a post request. Something like this:
$ie->get( 'http://www.website.com/inventory' ); $ie->submit_form( form_number => 1, fields => { car => 'honda', model => 'accord', color => 'blue' }, );
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