>> >> >>Hi, >> >> >I need to telnet some hosts automatically without supplying password. >> >I can do it with Expect but I hardly know the language. >> >I wonder what you think of the Perl module Expect - if it's any good and >> >easy to use. >> >Also if you can think of another way to do the job this will also be >>great.
I've used expect before- i don't have the script with me :/ I'll try to dig it up... Also, using Net::Telnet can work... it's a little more complex, but feels more like Perl :) well, it /is/ Perl... *laugh* if you use expect then here is one way to do it : open (IN, "$expect_script |");#pipe the output of the expect script #to a filehandle while (<IN>){ manipulate data } you can't do much to manipulate the expect script here, but it lets you grab the results. If you want a Perlish way to login outomatically, look at the Perl expect module (i haven't - and i understand it's a bit complicated) or look at Net::Telnet. I recommend the latter. It may be complex, but the documentation is fairly complete. It will take practice getting used to it. regards, willy http://www.hackswell.com/corenth -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>