SPUG: Re: How to deal with pop-ups in automation

[Richard Anderson]

Correction to sketchy code:
use HTTP::Request::Common qw(GET POST);
use HTTP::Response qw(code content is_error status_line);
use LWP::UserAgent qw(agent request);
$request = POST($url, [ <hash containing parameters> ]);
$request->header('Content-type' => 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
$request->authorization_basic($userid, $password);                # Handle
basic authorization
$response = $user_agent->request($request);


----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Anderson" <richard at richard-anderson.org>
To: "S Bullo" <sweetsue at sweethomes.com>; "Seattle Perl User's Group"
<spug-list at pm.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: How to deal with pop-ups in automation


> If you don't have a valid userid/password for the server you are
accessing,
> you are out of luck (unless you are a good cracker and are willing to risk
> arrest and prosecution :-] ).
>
> The way I handled this situation was to use CPAN modules LWP::UserAgent
and
> HTTP::Request::Common to create an HTTP user agent.  This allows you to
pass
> a userid and password with your request.  Here's a sketchy code outline:
> use HTTP::Request::Common qw(GET POST);
> use HTTP::Response qw(code content is_error status_line);
> use LWP::UserAgent qw(agent request);
> $request = POST($url, [ <hash containing parameters> ]);
> $request->header('Content-type' => 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
> $request->authorization_basic($test->{auth}->[0], $test->{auth}->[1]);
> $response = $user_agent->request($request);
>
> Some informational resources:
> perldoc lwpcook
> perldoc HTTP::Response
> CPAN module HTTP::WebTest
>
> Cheers,
> Richard
> richard at richard-anderson.org
> www.richard-anderson.org
> www.raycosoft.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "S Bullo" <sweetsue at sweethomes.com>
> To: "Seattle Perl User's Group" <spug-list at pm.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 11:02 AM
> Subject: SPUG: How to deal with pop-ups in automation
>
>
> > Does anyone know how to get around or deal with automatic pop-ups when
> > running a script?  I have one that inserts a bunch of information into a
> > url, two items being a username and a password.  A site has been set up
to
> > use .htaccess and this, of course, causes a pop-up box to open for this
> > information.  I'm not certain how to go about having my script "see"
this
> > and adjust accordingly.
> >
> > Any help is appreciated!
> >
> > Susanne Bullo
> >
>


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