javascript button click using curl

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I have parsed a page using curl and it contains some check box and a 'select all' and a 'submit' button . Clicking the button selects every check box.'select all' button triggers a javascript function which actually select all check box.

Now i need to click 'select all' and 'submit' button.How can I do this ??

Here is the button code:

input type="button" onclick="SelectAll(137)" value="Select All"

Here is the js function:

function SelectAll(n)
{
    for(i=0;i<n;i++)
    document.getElementById("ch"+i).checked=true;
}

Was I the only one to notice the curl reference in the question? Nobody else wonder if the select all + submit need to be done using curl? — Alexander
– Alexander, Commented Jun 7, 2012 at 18:32
"I have parsed a page using curl" What do you mean parsed, is it [the content] actually loaded in a browser? — epascarello
– epascarello, Commented Jun 7, 2012 at 18:39

Jonathan S. · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-07 18:34:01Z

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You can't. If you must use cURL, you'd have to manually craft the POST request yourself. This would involve finding the names of all the checkboxes and sending a bunch of checkbox1=on&checkbox2=on&... in the POST body. See http://davidwalsh.name/execute-http-post-php-curl for a general example of a POST request through cURL with PHP.

Another option would be to use something like Selenium Web Driver, which pretty much allows you to script a web browser like Firefox that can run JavaScript, click things, etc.

answered Jun 7, 2012 at 18:34

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bluedevil2k · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-07 18:28:49Z

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Pass a parameter in with your Curl request that gets parsed by jQuery on its $(document).ready(). There's some plugins that help with parsing parameters.

Something like

$(document).ready(function(){
    var buttonPress = $.param("buttonPress");
    if (buttonPress == true)
        $("#myButton").click();
});

answered Jun 7, 2012 at 18:28

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