Typing in text into a field with WWW::Firefox::Mechanize

Question

I am using WWW::Mechanize::Firefox to do some automation task on a website.

Now I am facing the problem that I need to simulate the entering of characters into an <input type="text"> field. This is because the typing causes the site to do some AJAX calls to the webserver.

So, is there a way to use W::M::F to have it enter or type characters.

It it an option for you to change to Selenium and [Selenium-Remote-Driver](https://metacpan.org/release/Selenium-Remote-Driver)? — bolav, Dec 03 '15 at 17:57
@simbaque: I honestly don't know and I wouldn't know to figure out if it does. — René Nyffenegger, Dec 08 '15 at 09:41
@Selenium-Remote-Driver I can't tell because most part of the automtion work well and I am not sure if I want to go to the pain to make them work again with another technology. — René Nyffenegger, Dec 08 '15 at 09:42
@StevieD yes, I managed to find a way around with `Win32::GuiTest`. I use this module to simulate the necessary key strokes with `SendKeys`. — René Nyffenegger, Feb 09 '16 at 14:57
@RenéNyffenegger hmm, OK, I'm on a Linux box. That won't work for me. I'll hunt around to see if there might be an equivalent. — StevieD, Feb 09 '16 at 15:00
@RenéNyffenegger found this: http://search.cpan.org/~ctrondlp/X11-GUITest-0.28/GUITest.pm I'll give it a try. — StevieD, Feb 09 '16 at 15:04

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 26 '17 at 07:58

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I managed to find a way around with Win32::GuiTest. I use this module to simulate the necessary key strokes with SendKeys. – René Nyffenegger

answered Jul 26 '17 at 07:58

Armali

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Typing in text into a field with WWW::Firefox::Mechanize

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