# Problems getting Mechanize working **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [August 23, 2007, 10:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-getting-mechanize-working/112856 "2007-08-23T22:38:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![spacechurro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@spacechurro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spacechurro)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 10:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-getting-mechanize-working/112856/1 "2007-08-23T22:38:13Z")
i am trying to get mechanize to work, but i am getting the following error… does anyone have any ideas? this happens in irb and while running scripts… if i do an agent.methods, i get not ‘get’ in the list either… very weird… i would appreciate any help thanks! irb(main):009:0\> agent = WWW::Mechanize.new =\> #WWW::Mechanize:0x21960ac irb(main):010:0\> agent.get(‘[http://google.com/](http://google.com/)’) NoMethodError: undefined method `get’ for #WWW::Mechanize:0x21960ac from (irb):10 irb(main):011:0\> ---
**Author:** ![spacechurro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@spacechurro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spacechurro)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 9:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-getting-mechanize-working/112856/2 "2007-08-24T21:10:52Z")
On 8/23/07, Sergio R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > i would appreciate any help > > thanks! > > irb(main):009:0\> agent = WWW::Mechanize.new > =\> #WWW::Mechanize:0x21960ac > irb(main):010:0\> agent.get(‘[http://google.com/](http://google.com/)’) > NoMethodError: undefined method `get’ for #WWW::Mechanize:0x21960ac > from (irb):10 > irb(main):011:0\> I don’t know much about mechanize, but this code worked for me. (with additional require ‘mechanize’ before) Try reinstalling mechanize, or run test\_all.rb in mechanize’s test directory to check your installation. Are you requiring the top-level mechanize.rb? ---
**Author:** ![spacechurro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@spacechurro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spacechurro)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 9:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-getting-mechanize-working/112856/3 "2007-08-24T21:29:13Z")
> I don’t know much about mechanize, but this code worked for me. (with > additional require ‘mechanize’ before) yes, i did do that… > Try reinstalling mechanize, or run test\_all.rb in mechanize’s test > directory to check your installation. let me try this… > Are you requiring the top-level mechanize.rb? how would i test this? thanks! ---
**Author:** ![spacechurro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@spacechurro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spacechurro)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 9:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-getting-mechanize-working/112856/4 "2007-08-24T21:51:02Z")
On 8/24/07, Sergio R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > let me try this… > > > Are you requiring the top-level mechanize.rb? > > how would i test this? I meant whether do you require ‘mechanize’ or ‘mechanize/something’… There might be other causes, but my irb displays whole bunch of members after Mechanize.new ( \). ---
**Author:** ![spacechurro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@spacechurro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spacechurro)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 9:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-getting-mechanize-working/112856/5 "2007-08-24T21:55:28Z")
> I meant whether do you require ‘mechanize’ or ‘mechanize/something’… yeah… i do this… > There might be other causes, but my irb displays whole bunch of > members after Mechanize.new ( \ @dfsfs=… \>). hmmm… mine almost seems like it’s working with a different mechanize… trying to figure out where the code for the gems is installed… hmm