From: Phil <cmdjackryan@...>
Date: 2007-09-19T23:05:31+09:00
Subject: Re: https authentication & storing https page in string



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Naveen Dhanuka [mailto:email@dhanukanaveen.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 3:49 PM
> To: ruby-talk ML
> Subject: https authentication & storing https page in string
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have to write a ruby script which will give me the dynamic page on a
> https as a string.
> 
> First I have to login in the https page.
> I am doing this using WATIR.
> Then I want the dynamic page to be stored in a string str.
> 
> I am able to do the https login using WATIR.
> But when I try to get the dynamic page using HPRICOT, I am still
> getting the old https login page.
> 
> Kindly suggest what to do.

Either do the authorization via Ruby Net::HTTP, or use the cookie the site
sets for authentication, or use WATIR to save the page, and load the saved
page.

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Phillip Gawlowski