can I get the correct data/text that is displayed via AJAX using mechanize in ruby?
Or is there any other scripting gem that would allow me to do so?
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can I get the correct data/text that is displayed via AJAX using mechanize in ruby?
Or is there any other scripting gem that would allow me to do so?
Mechanized cannot read data displayed by JavaScript, because it does not implement a JavaScript engine (in other words, it can’t run it). You’ll need a browser to do that, or a program that automates a browser to do it for you. WATIR is one such program.