Bug #3048 for WWW-Mechanize: Problems with field names containing []

Sun Jul 27 06:11:06 2003 roland [...] moriz.de - Ticket created

Subject:	Problems with field names containing []
From:	Roland Moriz <roland [...] moriz.de>
To:	bug-WWW-Mechanize [...] rt.cpan.org
Date:	27 Jul 2003 12:10:58 +0200

Hi, looks like WWW::Mechanize has some problems with field names like "ObjeRegS0[]": Can't call method "value" on an undefined value at /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.0/WWW/Mechanize.pm line 448. which is between the ARRAY part of set_fields: while( my ( $field, $value ) = each %fields ) { if ( ref $value eq 'ARRAY' ) { $form->find_input( $field, undef, $value->[1])->value($value->[0] ); } else { $form->value($field => $value); } } also field() is affected. Probably field names with {} will fail, too. Especially poor php driven sites are using the [] syntax to get back complete arrays. with kind regards, Mit freundlichen Gruessen, Roland Moriz -- Muenchen/Germany - http://www.roland-moriz.de/

Sun Jul 27 09:19:43 2003 Guest - Correspondence added

[roland@moriz.de - Sun Jul 27 06:11:06 2003]: Show quoted text

> looks like WWW::Mechanize has some problems with field names like > "ObjeRegS0[]":

Could you give an URL that works OK with Mozilla and IE, but fails with WWW::Mechanize, so I can better track the problem?

Sun Jul 27 11:20:24 2003 Guest - Correspondence added

[guest - Sun Jul 27 09:19:43 2003]: Show quoted text

> [roland@moriz.de - Sun Jul 27 06:11:06 2003]:

> > looks like WWW::Mechanize has some problems with field names like > > "ObjeRegS0[]":

> Could you give an URL that works OK with Mozilla and IE, but fails

with Show quoted text

> WWW::Mechanize, so I can better track the problem?

try http://immocenter.sueddeutsche.de/index.php/3e6d818fzRGkCurc.g.BWBTV/index.php?action=immo/suchen/detail (german website) i'll extract the form now and upload it somewhere to have a better debugging possibility. regards, Roland

Sun Jul 27 11:29:51 2003 Guest - Correspondence added

http://immocenter.sueddeutsche.de/index.php/3e6d818fzRGkCurc.g.BWBTV/index.php?action=immo/suchen/detail Show quoted text

> > (german website) > > i'll extract the form now and upload it somewhere to have a better > debugging possibility.

"static" version of this horrible php/javascript mess is available at: http://www.codernaut.org/form.html

Sun Jul 27 15:57:58 2003 Guest - Correspondence added

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> http://www.codernaut.org/form.html

This is too much for me. You'll have to make a simple test case that fails with WWW::Mechanize, If you want me to look at it.

Sun Jul 27 16:37:52 2003 Guest - Correspondence added

[guest - Sun Jul 27 15:57:58 2003]: Show quoted text

> > http://www.codernaut.org/form.html

> This is too much for me. You'll have to make a simple test case that > fails with WWW::Mechanize, If you want me to look at it.

okay, HTML: http://www.codernaut.org/easyform.html my failing script: http://www.codernaut.org/mechanize.txt

Sun Jul 27 17:18:27 2003 Guest - Correspondence added

Good job Roland! I've found something! Both IE and Mozilla send: ObjeRegS0%5B%5D=0 but WWW::Mechanize sends: ObjeRegS0[]=0 So this brackets must be quoted in the HTTP POST. Andy, do you know how to fix this problem or should I continue looking for a fix?

Mon Jul 28 19:04:34 2003 Guest - Correspondence added

I have added a bug report at: http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bug.html?id=3074 It's a quick fix. So, maybe there are more problematic characters. We should find the proc that Mozilla uses to escape and do the same thing in URI/_query.pm

Tue Aug 05 11:50:59 2003 Guest - Correspondence added

Gisle Aas <gisle@ActiveState.com> said he's gonna patch URI to act like MSIE/Mozilla as reported here: http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bug.html?id=3074 There's nothing more I can found related to this bug. The only problem that I've found with the related form is the use of a multiple input, that I don't know how to select options.

Mon Oct 18 21:08:17 2004 MARKSTOS [...] cpan.org - Taken

Mon Oct 18 21:09:00 2004 MARKSTOS [...] cpan.org - Status changed from 'new' to 'resolved'

Mon Oct 18 23:19:48 2004 andy [...] petdance.com - Status changed from 'resolved' to 'open'

Mon Oct 18 23:20:57 2004 andy [...] petdance.com - Correspondence added

If this was really fixed in URI, then let's nail down the version and make that a requirement in Makefile.PL.

Mon Oct 18 23:32:34 2004 MARKSTOS [...] cpan.org - Status changed from 'open' to 'resolved'

Bug #3048 for WWW-Mechanize: Problems with field names containing []

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