[ale] Scripted Telnet Sessions

[James Rowell]

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> From ale-owner at cc.gatech.edu Mon Mar  4 11:04:08 1996
> From: David Hamm <dhamm at itserve.com>
> To: "'ALE Mailing List'" <ale at cc.gatech.edu>
> Subject: [ale] Scripted Telnet Sessions
> Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 10:31:30 -0500
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> I need to have a telnet session scripted.  The idea is to get input from =
> the user via  a web page do some error correcting and then put the data =
> into a canned accounting system.  My only choices are either using a =
> scripted telnet session to simulate the keystroks of a human hand or to =
> use a program like procom plus and open up a serial connection between =
> the two machines.  I was told that TCL would do this but after looking =
> arround I've found nothing to support this claim.  Any one got any =
> ideas.
>
 
David, 

  Try using the 'expect' program. It provides an adequate programable
  terminal interface to telnet, ftp, tip, etc. with all the usual 
  script language features (user-defined variables, conditional statements).
  

James

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james rowell         work email: james.rowell at tridom.com    work: 770-514-3640
at&t tridom       private email: rowell at crl.com             home: 770-643-8695  
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