[ale] Ways to script a web browser session

[Yu, Jerry]

'curl' will do better with forms and such.

# -----Original Message-----
# From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org]On 
# Behalf Of Jeff
# Hubbs
# Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 11:52 AM
# To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
# Subject: Re: [ale] Ways to script a web browser session
# 
# 
# I'm unclear as to how this would work.  I've browsed through the wget
# docs and all I'm seeing has to do with Web-content sucking, not
# click-this, enter-that-into-form-field-there, 
# save-target-file-as-this. 
# Am I missing something?
# 
# On Mon, 2004-10-04 at 23:10, James P. Kinney III wrote:
# > The tool you want is wget. It is a CLI so you can generate 
# the command
# > structure and do anything you need. It supports SSl and 
# cookies so you
# > can pound on and test/verify nearly any site.
# > 
# > 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
# > > 
# > > _______________________________________________
# > > Ale mailing list
# > > Ale at ale.org
# > > http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale
# > > 
# > > !DSPAM:41620b2885137893910612!
# 
# _______________________________________________
# Ale mailing list
# Ale at ale.org
# http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale
#