HTTP Post using Internet Explorer

Ruby
1

Hi

I am using Win32ole to automate Internet Explorer and need to “post” the
form variables. This is done by passing additional parameters to the IE
Navigate method.

I can nearly get the function to work by passing the 4th parameter (the
post
data) as an array, if I use string the Navigate method reverts to a HTTP
Get. However when I pass the data as an array I get non-ASCII rubbish
in
the actual post data sent to the server.

I have tried calling the method via its Dispatch ID using _invoke method
and
setting the type of parameters passed but with identical results.

Unfortunately WATIR et al doesn’t fit the bill for what I am trying to
do.

Has anyone got IE to post data via the Navigate method??

Thanks
CG

2

What exactly are you trying to do that Watir doesn’t fit the bill for?
Just curious.
Anyway if you want to manually manipulate a post, why not use
Net::HTTP? It’s good at that stuff :slight_smile:
http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/net/http/rdoc/index.html

–Kyle

3

Thanks Kyle

I want to automate some testing including fuzzing some of the post data
input. Net::HTTP can definitely do it but I wanted to view the results
of
test visually especially for some pages that will return a 200 OK
message
regardless of what you through at it.

Cheers