[nzlug] Linux-friendly banks in NZ?

[Mark Goldfinch]

David McNab wrote:
> The javascript is a bit of a pain, since the python web client packages
> don't have a javascript engine.  

I think this is true of any programmed web-client which doesn't attempt 
to make use of the MSIE or Mozilla engines themselves.  You will 
probably need to construct similar functions within your code which you 
may or may not need to replace if the javascript logic itself changes..

> On that note, can anyone recommend a scriptable web client with
> http/https support, cookies support and javascript engine built in?
> Prefably python, but perl, ruby, c++ or (ugh!) java would do as well.
>   

A really excellent package is WWW:Mechanize available on CPAN.  It will 
automatically parse links based upon your description of the link text 
contained within the <A></A> fields.  This is fantastic for when there 
are subtle changes to the interface that are not presented within the 
UI, most times your code can continue to work just fine..

Thanks,
Mark.