[ale] Ways to script a web browser session

[Yu, Jerry]

perl + curl  
extract session id from first URL, feed it to curl for future
interaction/submission

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From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org]On Behalf Of
Armsby John-G16665
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 2:05 PM
To: 'cfowler at outpostsentinel.com'; 'Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts'
Subject: RE: [ale] Ways to script a web browser session


I second that.  There are some O'reilly books on that very subject.

-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
Christopher Fowler
Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 10:57 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] Ways to script a web browser session


Perl CGI using sudo permissions.
Build your forms to do all you want.

You can do use perl on the client to automate interacting with those pages.

On Mon, 2004-10-04 at 22:45, Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> I'm needing to automate some extensive interaction with a Web site.
> 
> I need to be able to enter a username and password, hit links. fill in 
> form fields, initiate a file download, and give the downloaded file a 
> name of my choosing.
> 
> Is telnet to port 80 and expect the way to go, or is there a better 
> "industrially correct" way?
> 
> - Jeff
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