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From: andy on 3 Mar 2010 01:54 Hi Everyone, I am looking for some advice on where to start research for a problem I have which I would like to solve using perl. I have to do many travel request searches for flights and would like to automate it, I'd like to write a script to input to my favorite travel sites things like: Departure Point, Destination, Departure Date, Return Date. Submit the form and parse the results. I can parse the results with regular expressions no problem, but I am not sure about entering the form info, submitting and retrieving the results. I read a little about WWW::Mechanize, is this the module you experts would recommend me to use? Can you recommend any other modules I should also research? Many thanks in advance, your advice is always much appreciated. Andy
From: Tad McClellan on 3 Mar 2010 08:09
andy <andygough1974(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I have to do many travel request searches for flights and would like > to automate it, Have you checked that the Terms of Service for each site allows automated access? > I can parse the results with regular expressions no problem, That is a fragile approach, but is sometimes Good Enough. > I read a little about WWW::Mechanize, is this the module you experts > would recommend me to use? perldoc -q form How do I automate an HTML form submission? If the FAQ recommends it, then you can assume that experts recommend it without even asking any experts... -- Tad McClellan email: perl -le "print scalar reverse qq/moc.liamg\100cm.j.dat/" The above message is a Usenet post. I don't recall having given anyone permission to use it on a Web site. |