How can we tell WWW::Mechanize::Firefox to not wait for a response or a postback?

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Hi I am using a loop to get various pages.

The code:

while($stm->fetch()) {
    $mech->get(**#TheURL**);

            $mech->select( 'this', 'that' );
            $mech->tick( 'this' => undef );
            $mech->tick( 'this' => undef  );
            $mech->tick( 'this' => undef  );
            $mech->tick( 'this' => undef  );
            my $button = $mech->selector('input.button', single => 1);
            $mech->click($csvbutton);
}

The code above downloads the file after clicking the button. However it stops after the first iteration.

I have changed the configuration of Firefox to disable the download manager popup.

I received this error once:

MozRepl::RemoteObject::Object has no function addProgressListener at `$mech->get(**#TheURL**);`

Any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks.

UPDATE:

I have found that it gets stuck on the first download because WWW::Mechanize::Firefox is waiting for a response or postback which it does not get. A file is just downloaded.

$mech->click($csvbutton);

This is the place where it stop. If i manually manipulate the page (ie. go back or go to the homepage or a new URL), it will continue on the loop. So it is waiting for a new page load.

How do i tell WWW::Mechanize::Firefox to not wait for a response or new page load?

Thanks

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 15 '13 at 09:55

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Did you try synchronize option for the click:

$mech->click( $csvbutton, { synchronize => 0 } );

answered Apr 15 '13 at 09:55

gangabass

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I have tried that now. It still hangs on the first link, waiting for a postback or new pageload. In the documentation it says: `It is necessary to synchronize with the browser whenever a click performs an action that takes longer and fires an event on the browser object.` When my button is clicked the only `event` that fires is the creation and download of an excel `csv`. – tread Apr 15 '13 at 11:16

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 16 '13 at 11:45

Format of the line should be perfect of the form:

$mech->click({selector => ('input.button', single => 1), synchronize => 0});

You must use selector => or xpath =>

Signature:

$mech->click({xpath/selector => 'name' ,synchonize => 0})

Then the click will not wait for a response for the webserver.

As stated at: cpan WWW::Mechanize::Firefox::Troubleshooting

How can we tell WWW::Mechanize::Firefox to not wait for a response or a postback?

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