Re: Scraping an ASP form I don't have any control over

[marto]

If you want to automate this page then look at using WWW::Mechanize, lots of example code in the documentation. Better still, ask if they have a public API you can use to access the data you need.

[wveagle81]

I've asked for a public API, but they are "too busy" with other projects and can't provide one. I've been asking for a couple of years :-)

I'll check out WWW::Mechanize but other postings about it I've seen seem to indicate it doesn't do ASP. Of course they could be old posts.

[LanX]

> I'll check out WWW::Mechanize but other postings about it I've seen seem to indicate it doesn't do ASP. 

Probably you are confusing ASP with JS.

WWW::Mechanize can't do Javascript and there are many posts concerning this issue.

To be sure just test of you can access the desired page functions from your browser with deactivated JS.

[marto]

ASP is a server side scripting, not client side, which posts are you referring to?

[wveagle81]

I did some google searching before I posted here and found several other people trying to do something similar but they were using a completely different module. I've made progress with Mechanize though, so I think I'll stick with it.