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If there is no <form>, then it can't be submitted without Javascript.

That's technically not correct. It can't (shouldn't) be submitted by a browser, but there is no reason why you can't do it in Perl. You can view what's going on by using wireshark or something similar. Then, just take the response you captured, and communicate to the server directly using IO::Socket::IP. Just replay the communication with your changes.

If you really want the missing <form> elements, hack your own proxy with HTTP::Proxy.

If you need to "simulate" a full blown browser session, you could try WWW::Mechanize::Firefox. If you are desperate (or want to have some fun with Pay-per-click advertising), there are also the modules X11::GUITest and Win32::GuiTest.

In reply to Re^2: WWW::Mechanize to Fill in Fields when no Form Defined by cavac
in thread WWW::Mechanize to Fill in Fields when no Form Defined by egonspengler3

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