Re: WWW::Mechanize follow meta refreshes

by merlyn (Sage)

on Apr 13, 2005 at 14:38 UTC ( #447422=note: print w/ replies, xml )

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$mech->content() =~ /<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;url=([^"]*)
+"/;
my $url = $1;
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Never never never use $1 without having tested the match. If the match fails, you're using a previous $1 from a previous successful match. Oops!

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Re^2: WWW::Mechanize follow meta refreshes by simon.proctor (Vicar) on Apr 13, 2005 at 15:42 UTC
Oops!! :). I have updated the node.	[reply]

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