http-webtest-general

[Http-webtest-general] wt script file - email address in params

[Sean O'N. <so...@ci...>]

I am using the WebTest module and have created a test script to submit a
web form.   One of the text box fields on the web form requires entry of
an email address.  On submit, the form will process the page and send an
email to the address submitted with the form.  When I include the email
address in the params section of the script, the script succeeds, but no
email is sent.
 
Here is a code snipet and the script test results:
 
test_name = Submit Test
  click_button = Submit
  params = ( name => Joe
                   email => js...@my... )
  regex_require = ( Email confirmation sent )
end_test
 
Here is a snipet from the script run results:
URL: http://www.somedomain.com/form1.plx?name=Joe
<http://www.somedomain.com/form1.plx?name=Joe&email=jsmith%40mydomain.co
m> &email=jsmith%40mydomain.com
 
Is this problem due to the params section of code not interpreting the
"@" sign as a literal?  Do I need to use some combo of quotes around the
email address in params?
 
Thanks in advance,
Sean O.

Re: [Http-webtest-general] wt script file - email address in params

[Ilya M. <il...@ip...>]

>>>>> "SO" =3D=3D Sean O'Neill <so...@ci...> writes:

SO> I am using the WebTest module and have created a test script to
SO> submit a web form.=A0=A0 One of the text box fields on the web form
SO> requires entry of an email address.=A0 On submit, the form will
SO> process the page and send an email to the=A0address=A0submitted with
SO> the form.=A0 When I include the email address in the params section
SO> of the script, the script succeeds, but no email is sent.

SO> Here is a code snipet and the script test results:

SO> test_name =3D Submit Test
SO> =A0 click_button =3D Submit
SO> =A0 params =3D ( name =3D> Joe
SO> =A0=A0 =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 email =3D> js...@my... )
SO> =A0 regex_require =3D (=A0Email confirmation sent )
SO> end_test

SO> Here is a snipet from the script run results:

SO> URL: http://www.somedomain.com/form1.plx?name=3DJoe&email=3Djsmith%40my=
domain.com

SO> Is this problem due to the params section of code not interpreting the =
"@"
SO> sign as a literal?=A0 Do I need to use some combo of=A0quotes around th=
e email
SO> address in params?

@ sign is treated as literal. When value of parameter is not inclosed
in quotes it is always treated literal. And result URL is correct - it
is just that @ was URL escaped there. Technically URLs like
http://domain/?param=3D@ and http://domain/?param=3D%40 are exactly
equivalent.

Could it be a problem that your script requires form submited using
POST instead of GET or it needs additional params?

--=20
Ilya Martynov,  il...@ip...
CTO IPonWEB (UK) Ltd
Quality Perl Programming and Unix Support
UK managed @ offshore prices - http://www.iponweb.net
Personal website - http://martynov.org

RE: [Http-webtest-general] wt script file - email address in params

[Sean O'N. <so...@ci...>]

>@ sign is treated as literal. When value of parameter is not inclosed
in quotes it is always >treated literal.

Thank you, Ilya.  This is what I was looking for.  I didn't know if @
was treated as a literal in params.  I'm sure the problem is with me
leaving out a piece in the form querystring.

Sean


-----Original Message-----
From: Ilya Martynov [mailto:il...@ip...]=20
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 3:50 AM
To: Sean O'Neill
Cc: htt...@li...
Subject: Re: [Http-webtest-general] wt script file - email address in
params


>>>>> "SO" =3D=3D Sean O'Neill <so...@ci...> writes:

SO> I am using the WebTest module and have created a test script to=20
SO> submit a web form.=A0=A0 One of the text box fields on the web form=20
SO> requires entry of an email address.=A0 On submit, the form will=20
SO> process the page and send an email to the=A0address=A0submitted with =
the

SO> form.=A0 When I include the email address in the params section of =
the

SO> script, the script succeeds, but no email is sent.

SO> Here is a code snipet and the script test results:

SO> test_name =3D Submit Test
SO> =A0 click_button =3D Submit
SO> =A0 params =3D ( name =3D> Joe
SO> =A0=A0 =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 email =3D> js...@my... )
SO> =A0 regex_require =3D (=A0Email confirmation sent )
SO> end_test

SO> Here is a snipet from the script run results:

SO> URL:=20
SO> =
http://www.somedomain.com/form1.plx?name=3DJoe&email=3Djsmith%40mydomain
SO> .com

SO> Is this problem due to the params section of code not interpreting=20
SO> the "@" sign as a literal?=A0 Do I need to use some combo =
of=A0quotes=20
SO> around the email address in params?

@ sign is treated as literal. When value of parameter is not inclosed in
quotes it is always treated literal. And result URL is correct - it is
just that @ was URL escaped there. Technically URLs like
http://domain/?param=3D@ and http://domain/?param=3D%40 are exactly
equivalent.

Could it be a problem that your script requires form submited using POST
instead of GET or it needs additional params?

--=20
Ilya Martynov,  il...@ip...
CTO IPonWEB (UK) Ltd
Quality Perl Programming and Unix Support
UK managed @ offshore prices - http://www.iponweb.net
Personal website - http://martynov.org