Well, there's no way you can make LWP click buttons or navigate through
screens. You'd have to use tools like SILK test or something like that.
There are however modules/methods available with LWP (Robots) that can be
made to access a particular URL on a web page. You'll get a good idea if
you check out the example programs in the online O'Reilly book. You should
then be able to see if that's what you want.
-Pramod
At 01:27 PM 7/18/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Any examples that you know of that might help me get started? As far as
>having the app click on buttons and perform human operations?
>
>Thanks,
>Mike Haynes
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Pramod Sokke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 12:32 PM
>To: Mike Haynes; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
>Subject: Re: Help me please.
>
>
>Check out this book that's available online through the O'Reilly Open
>Books Project".
>http://www.oreilly.com/openbook/webclient/ch01.html
>
>
>At 08:18 AM 7/18/00 -0400, Mike Haynes wrote:
>>I need to write a spider that will access a web based application. I need
>to
>>authenticate, then go into the site and perform functions that a user would
>>if they were access the application through a browser. Now the app is
>>written in perl so that is a plus here, I need some insight on how to get
>>started or what books would be able to help me out. I have been trying to
>>examples, but it is not explained well enough for me to get a grip on the
>>situation. Can you guys help me please? I need to get this running within
>>the next couple of weeks, anything would help. Thanks in advance.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Mike Haynes
>>Blackboard Technical Support
>>Blackboard, Inc.
>>1899 L Street NW, Fifth Floor
>>Washington, DC 20036
>><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>
>>Blackboard - Bringing Education Online
>>Create your FREE CourseSite at <http://www.blackboard.com> today!
>>
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