How to automate IE/Firefox to download some files from a https: website with Javascript links?

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Published on 2010-04-30T07:25:02Z Indexed on 2010/04/30 7:27 UTC
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Some of my users download several pdf files from an internet website regularly. They'd like to automate the process to save a few minutes every day, and most importantly, to minimize errors.

I tried mechanize but failed as mechanize does not process javascripts. Since the download links in the remote site are all triggered by javescript, I am looking for solutions to automate the browser itself. Any recommendations?

https remote server
login and search are FORM POST
file download link are JavaScripts
on win32
IE or Firefox

thanks!

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