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I am trying to create a Perl script that monitors a web site.
This website requires user name and password and when you request the
login form, the server send you a session cookie which is reused
when submitting the form.

I tried to get this cookie using the Win32::Internet but failed.
I have to use Win32::Internet becuase the form is retrieved using HTTPS
not HTTP.

Thanks in advance.

wrote:

> I am trying to create a Perl script that monitors a web site.
> This website requires user name and password and when you request the
> login form, the server send you a session cookie which is reused
> when submitting the form.


Use LWP or WWW::Mechanize


> I tried to get this cookie using the Win32::Internet but failed.


Did your computer explode? Saying it failed is pointless without a
description.


> I have to use Win32::Internet becuase the form is retrieved using HTTPS
> not HTTP.


That is no reason to use Win32::Internet.


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wrote:

> I tried to get this cookie using the Win32::Internet but failed.
> I have to use Win32::Internet becuase the form is retrieved using HTTPS
> not HTTP.

http://johnbokma.com/perl/https.html might solve that part .

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Using LWP or WWW::Mechanize requires the Crypto module to be installed
and the openSSL as well to access the HTTPS protocol.

When using the Win32::Internet, the server redirects me back to the
login form since I am sending the request without any session cookies.

Is it possible to maintain the session cookies with Win32::Internet?

wrote:

> Using LWP or WWW::Mechanize requires the Crypto module to be installed
> and the openSSL as well to access the HTTPS protocol.
>
> When using the Win32::Internet, the server redirects me back to the
> login form since I am sending the request without any session cookies.
>
> Is it possible to maintain the session cookies with Win32::Internet?


I don't really touch windoze these days so I'll take your word for it.


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Hello,

wrote:
> Using LWP or WWW::Mechanize requires the Crypto module to be installed
> and the openSSL as well to access the HTTPS protocol.
>
> When using the Win32::Internet, the server redirects me back to the
> login form since I am sending the request without any session cookies.

The reason you are being redirected back to the login page is not the
cookies
its because you have not established a secure connection.

HTTPS is the protocol for accessing a secure Web server where authentication
and
encrypted communication is possible. Using HTTPS in the URL instead of HTTP
directs the message to a secure port number rather than the default
Web port number of 80. The default TCP/IP port of HTTPS is 443.

> Is it possible to maintain the session cookies with Win32::Internet?

Mr. Bokma has already provided you with an excellent way to solve
your problem. I would suggest you take his advice.

Mothra

wrote:

> Using LWP or WWW::Mechanize requires the Crypto module to be installed
> and the openSSL as well to access the HTTPS protocol.

Which is the problem? http://johnbokma.com/perl/https.html explains how to
do this.

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Perl programmer available: http://castleamber.com/
Happy Customers: http://castleamber.com/testimonials.html

I think I am going to discard the idea of doing this using the
Win32::Internet.
I used WWW::Mechanize and had to install the Crypt-SSLeay and OpenSSL
and
it worked just fine.

Thank you all for your help.