Mechanize confusion

G

Glen Holcomb

[Note: parts of this message were removed to make it a legal post.]

I will admit I've never used Mechanize before and if I am asking painfully
obvious feel free to push me out in traffic, however...

I have an odd issue. I have grabbed a form off of CDW's site and am trying
to fill out the proper info. The form shows the select list I want "_ct19"
but when I try to manipulate it mechanize acts like it doesn't exist

Here is the form:

#<WWW::Mechanize::Form
{name "HubPage"}
{method "POST"}
{action "default.aspx?hubpage=%2fhardware%2fprinters.html"}
{fields
#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::Field:0x33f0054
@name="__VIEWSTATE",
@value=

"/wEPDwUJODExNjM3MjQ1D2QWBAIBDxYCHgRUZXh0BRY8ZGl2IGlkPSdjLWNvbnRhaW5lcic+ZAI
DD2QWCgIBDw8WAh4HVmlzaWJsZWdkZAICDw8WAh8BZ2RkAgUPDxYCHwFnZBYCAgEPZBYCAgEPZBYCZg9
kFgJmD2QWCGYPZBYCZg8QZGQWAWZkAgEPZBYCZg8QZGQWAGQCAg9kFgJmDxBkZBYAZAIDD2QWAmYPDxY
CHwFoZGQCBg8PFgIfAWdkZAIHDw8WAh8BZ2RkZIrvUv5EI5fPxvnmGvx9951XbRWm">
#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x3390af0
@name="_ctl9",
@options=
[#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::Option:0x33844e4
@select_list=#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x3390af0 ...>,
@selected=true,
@text="Select Brand",
@value="">,
#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::Option:0x3383ef4
@select_list=#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x3390af0 ...>,
@selected=false,
@text="Brady Industries",
@value="7633">,
#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::Option:0x33835f8
@select_list=#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x3390af0 ...>,
@selected=false,
@text="Brother International",
@value="5074">,
 
A

Aaron Patterson

I will admit I've never used Mechanize before and if I am asking painfully
obvious feel free to push me out in traffic, however...

I have an odd issue. I have grabbed a form off of CDW's site and am trying
to fill out the proper info. The form shows the select list I want "_ct19"
but when I try to manipulate it mechanize acts like it doesn't exist

Here is the form:

#<WWW::Mechanize::Form
{name "HubPage"}
{method "POST"}
{action "default.aspx?hubpage=%2fhardware%2fprinters.html"}
{fields
#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::Field:0x33f0054
@name="__VIEWSTATE",
@value=

"/wEPDwUJODExNjM3MjQ1D2QWBAIBDxYCHgRUZXh0BRY8ZGl2IGlkPSdjLWNvbnRhaW5lcic+ZAI
DD2QWCgIBDw8WAh4HVmlzaWJsZWdkZAICDw8WAh8BZ2RkAgUPDxYCHwFnZBYCAgEPZBYCAgEPZBYCZg9
kFgJmD2QWCGYPZBYCZg8QZGQWAWZkAgEPZBYCZg8QZGQWAGQCAg9kFgJmDxBkZBYAZAIDD2QWAmYPDxY
CHwFoZGQCBg8PFgIfAWdkZAIHDw8WAh8BZ2RkZIrvUv5EI5fPxvnmGvx9951XbRWm">
#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x3390af0
@name="_ctl9",
@options=
[#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::Option:0x33844e4
@select_list=#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x3390af0 ...>,
@selected=true,
@text="Select Brand",
@value="">,
#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::Option:0x3383ef4
@select_list=#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x3390af0 ...>,
@selected=false,
@text="Brady Industries",
@value="7633">,
#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::Option:0x33835f8
@select_list=#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x3390af0 ...>,
@selected=false,
@text="Brother International",
@value="5074">,
.
.
. Options
redacted for sanity's sake.
.
.
#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::Option:0x2d60d9c
@select_list=#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x3390af0 ...>,
@selected=false,
@text="Xerox Printers",
@value="6177">,
#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::Option:0x2d608ec
@select_list=#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x3390af0 ...>,
@selected=false,
@text="Zebra Technologies",
@value="6186">],
@value=[]>
#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x2d5f76c
@name="_ctl12",
@options=[],
@value=[]>
#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x2d5ddcc
@name="_ctl15",
@options=[],
@value=[]>}
{radiobuttons}
{checkboxes}
{file_uploads}
{buttons}>
=> nil
irb(main):050:0>



When I try to get details on either _ct19 or _VIEWSTATE I get an empty array
back:

toner_form.fields.name('_ct19')
=> []

toner_form.fields.name('_VIEWSTATE')
=> []

However with _ctl12 and _ctl15 everything appears to be happy:

toner_form.fields.name('_ctl15')
=> [#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x2d5ddcc @value=[], @options=[],
@name="_ctl15">]

toner_form.fields.name('_ctl12')
=> [#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x2d5f76c @value=[], @options=[],
@name="_ctl12">]


Does anyone have any idea how I can get to the select field I need?
Click to expand...

It looks like you have a typo.

toner_form.fields.name('_VIEWSTATE')

should probably be:

toner_form.fields.name('__VIEWSTATE')

Note the two underscores.

Hope that helps.
 
R

Rob Biedenharn

I will admit I've never used Mechanize before and if I am asking
painfully
obvious feel free to push me out in traffic, however...

I have an odd issue. I have grabbed a form off of CDW's site and
am trying
to fill out the proper info. The form shows the select list I want
"_ct19"
but when I try to manipulate it mechanize acts like it doesn't exist

Here is the form:

#<WWW::Mechanize::Form
{name "HubPage"}
{method "POST"}
{action "default.aspx?hubpage=%2fhardware%2fprinters.html"}
{fields
#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::Field:0x33f0054
@name="__VIEWSTATE",
@value=

"/
wEPDwUJODExNjM3MjQ1D2QWBAIBDxYCHgRUZXh0BRY8ZGl2IGlkPSdjLWNvbnRhaW5lcic
+ZAI
DD2QWCgIBDw8WAh4HVmlzaWJsZWdkZAICDw8WAh8BZ2RkAgUPDxYCHwFnZBYCAgEPZBYCAgEPZBYCZg9
kFgJmD2QWCGYPZBYCZg8QZGQWAWZkAgEPZBYCZg8QZGQWAGQCAg9kFgJmDxBkZBYAZAIDD2QWAmYPDxY
CHwFoZGQCBg8PFgIfAWdkZAIHDw8WAh8BZ2RkZIrvUv5EI5fPxvnmGvx9951XbRWm">
#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x3390af0
@name="_ctl9",
@options=
[#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::Option:0x33844e4
@select_list=#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x3390af0 ...>,
@selected=true,
@text="Select Brand",
@value="">,
#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::Option:0x3383ef4
@select_list=#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x3390af0 ...>,
@selected=false,
@text="Brady Industries",
@value="7633">,
#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::Option:0x33835f8
@select_list=#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x3390af0 ...>,
@selected=false,
@text="Brother International",
@value="5074">,
.
.
. Options
redacted for sanity's sake.
.
.
#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::Option:0x2d60d9c
@select_list=#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x3390af0 ...>,
@selected=false,
@text="Xerox Printers",
@value="6177">,
#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::Option:0x2d608ec
@select_list=#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x3390af0 ...>,
@selected=false,
@text="Zebra Technologies",
@value="6186">],
@value=[]>
#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x2d5f76c
@name="_ctl12",
@options=[],
@value=[]>
#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x2d5ddcc
@name="_ctl15",
@options=[],
@value=[]>}
{radiobuttons}
{checkboxes}
{file_uploads}
{buttons}>
=> nil
irb(main):050:0>



When I try to get details on either _ct19 or _VIEWSTATE I get an
empty array
back:

toner_form.fields.name('_ct19')
=> []

toner_form.fields.name('_VIEWSTATE')
=> []

However with _ctl12 and _ctl15 everything appears to be happy:

toner_form.fields.name('_ctl15')
=> [#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x2d5ddcc @value=[],
@options=[],
@name="_ctl15">]

toner_form.fields.name('_ctl12')
=> [#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x2d5f76c @value=[],
@options=[],
@name="_ctl12">]


Does anyone have any idea how I can get to the select field I need?
Click to expand...

It looks like you have a typo.

toner_form.fields.name('_VIEWSTATE')

should probably be:

toner_form.fields.name('__VIEWSTATE')

Note the two underscores.

Hope that helps.
Click to expand...

And its _ctl9 not _ct19. (or '_CTL9'.downcase not '_ct'+ 19.to_s)

-Rob

Rob Biedenharn http://agileconsultingllc.com
(e-mail address removed)
 
G

Glen Holcomb

[Note: parts of this message were removed to make it a legal post.]

I will admit I've never used Mechanize before and if I am asking
painfully
obvious feel free to push me out in traffic, however...

I have an odd issue. I have grabbed a form off of CDW's site and
am trying
to fill out the proper info. The form shows the select list I want
"_ct19"
but when I try to manipulate it mechanize acts like it doesn't exist

Here is the form:

#<WWW::Mechanize::Form
{name "HubPage"}
{method "POST"}
{action "default.aspx?hubpage=%2fhardware%2fprinters.html"}
{fields
#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::Field:0x33f0054
@name="__VIEWSTATE",
@value=

"/
wEPDwUJODExNjM3MjQ1D2QWBAIBDxYCHgRUZXh0BRY8ZGl2IGlkPSdjLWNvbnRhaW5lcic
+ZAI
DD2QWCgIBDw8WAh4HVmlzaWJsZWdkZAICDw8WAh8BZ2RkAgUPDxYCHwFnZBYCAgEPZBYCAgEPZBYCZg9
kFgJmD2QWCGYPZBYCZg8QZGQWAWZkAgEPZBYCZg8QZGQWAGQCAg9kFgJmDxBkZBYAZAIDD2QWAmYPDxY
CHwFoZGQCBg8PFgIfAWdkZAIHDw8WAh8BZ2RkZIrvUv5EI5fPxvnmGvx9951XbRWm">
#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x3390af0
@name="_ctl9",
@options=
[#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::Option:0x33844e4
@select_list=#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x3390af0 ...>,
@selected=true,
@text="Select Brand",
@value="">,
#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::Option:0x3383ef4
@select_list=#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x3390af0 ...>,
@selected=false,
@text="Brady Industries",
@value="7633">,
#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::Option:0x33835f8
@select_list=#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x3390af0 ...>,
@selected=false,
@text="Brother International",
@value="5074">,
.
.
. Options
redacted for sanity's sake.
.
.
#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::Option:0x2d60d9c
@select_list=#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x3390af0 ...>,
@selected=false,
@text="Xerox Printers",
@value="6177">,
#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::Option:0x2d608ec
@select_list=#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x3390af0 ...>,
@selected=false,
@text="Zebra Technologies",
@value="6186">],
@value=[]>
#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x2d5f76c
@name="_ctl12",
@options=[],
@value=[]>
#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x2d5ddcc
@name="_ctl15",
@options=[],
@value=[]>}
{radiobuttons}
{checkboxes}
{file_uploads}
{buttons}>
=> nil
irb(main):050:0>



When I try to get details on either _ct19 or _VIEWSTATE I get an
empty array
back:

toner_form.fields.name('_ct19')
=> []

toner_form.fields.name('_VIEWSTATE')
=> []

However with _ctl12 and _ctl15 everything appears to be happy:

toner_form.fields.name('_ctl15')
=> [#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x2d5ddcc @value=[],
@options=[],
@name="_ctl15">]

toner_form.fields.name('_ctl12')
=> [#<WWW::Mechanize::Form::SelectList:0x2d5f76c @value=[],
@options=[],
@name="_ctl12">]


Does anyone have any idea how I can get to the select field I need?
Click to expand...

It looks like you have a typo.

toner_form.fields.name('_VIEWSTATE')

should probably be:

toner_form.fields.name('__VIEWSTATE')

Note the two underscores.

Hope that helps.
Click to expand...

And its _ctl9 not _ct19. (or '_CTL9'.downcase not '_ct'+ 19.to_s)

-Rob

Rob Biedenharn http://agileconsultingllc.com
(e-mail address removed)
Click to expand...
Thanks for being gentle guys. Might be time for a new monitor or glasses.
 

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