From: Glen Holcomb <damnbigman@...>
Date: 2008-03-22T03:06:00+09:00
Subject: Mechanize confusion

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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?
-- 
"Hey brother Christian with your high and mighty errand, Your actions speak
so loud, I can't hear a word you're saying."

-Greg Graffin (Bad Religion)

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