[Tutor] DOMForm

[Pete Froslie]

Hi, so I've been using Mechanize as suggested to me through tutor to access
web forms and fill them out.. I've found some success though I wish there to
be more documentation than docstrings.. as I am new to python and not
incredibly experienced with code.

I am able to fill forms and submit them in situations such as a
'search-submit' form on a blog.  *My problem is evident when I approach a
form that appears to be linked to a javascript -- I am unable to
submit*(essentially click on the button).. I assume this is because
python does not
handle javascript.  I am now looking at DOMForm as a solution, but am unsure
as to weather or not this is correct..

An example of the form I would like to access looks like this:
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<form name="PXForm" method="post"
action="SendToFriend.aspx?__JobID=*C2B68228BC44075E&__SVRTRID=B6F5E507-AACA-416D-A03C-1573EA327D41"
id="PXForm">
<input type="hidden" name="__VIEWSTATE"
value="dDw1MzgxOzs+PgGFOMY4OYGDkEPDYUq1qgpsu4g=" />
<input name="__PXPOSTBACK" id="__PXPOSTBACK" type="hidden" value="1"
/><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"
src="../UI/GT/hmscore.js"></script>

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=javascript>
<!--
	function resetpxslbp() {
		var theform;
		if (window.navigator.appName.toLowerCase().indexOf("netscape") > -1) {
			theform = document.forms["PXForm"];
		}
		else {
			theform = document.PXForm;
		}
		theform.__PXLBN.value = ('');
		theform.__PXLBV.value = ('');
	}
	function pxslbp(eventTarget, eventArgument) {
		var theform;
		if (window.navigator.appName.toLowerCase().indexOf("netscape") > -1) {
			theform = document.forms["PXForm"];
		}
		else {
			theform = document.PXForm;
		}
		theform.__PXLBN.value = eventTarget;
		theform.__PXLBV.value = eventArgument;
		theform.submit();
	}
//-->
</SCRIPT>
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#the is more like the above I'm leaving out before the standard form
entry html such as the following:

td align="Left" class="LabelCell"><span class="PrintSmall">Enter
e-mail address of recipient</span></td>
				<td align="Left" class="Cell"><input name="Email_To" type="text"
maxlength="255" size="40" id="Email_To" class="CustomTextbox" /></td>


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The python code I've put together looks like this:

*import ClientForm
import urllib2
request = urllib2.Request("http://www.qinetiq-nacareers.com/qinetiq/jobboard/SendToFriend.aspx?__JobID=*C2B68228BC44075E")
response = urllib2.urlopen(request)
forms = ClientForm.ParseResponse(response, backwards_compat=False)
response.close()

form = forms[0]
print form

form["Email_To"] = "pfroslie at gmail.com"
form["Email_From"] = "pfroslie at gmail.com"
form["SenderName"] = "Patrick"
form["Comments"] = "this job looks great"

request2 = form.click("Send")

print form
control = form.find_control("Email_To", type="text")
print control.name, control.value, control.type
print request
print request2*


i've tried a few other options, but essentially feel my trouble boils
down to thos issue with java..

*Thank you so much!-- I appologoze if this post is formatted a little
too confusing-- kind of getting use to communicating about pythono..
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