> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pramod Sokke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 18 July 2000 18:39
> To: Mike Haynes
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Help me please.
>
>
> 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.
I don't know if there are any add-ons for LWP that allow one to *record* a
test script, but LWP *can* be used to fill in forms, press buttons and
follow links, handle cookies etc.
LWP can do pretty much what a browser can do, you just have to tell it what
to do...
Check out the webchatpp script:
http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/LWP/GAAS/webchat-0.05.readme
which is an easy way to create quite powerful LWP scripts.
> 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
> >Blackboard Technical Support
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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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