Hi, newbie to the forum -- so if this item has been submit I apologize and hope you can just point me to the correct FAQ or thread....
Tried on AIX PERL version 5.005_3 for aix command line Program works perfectly. Tried on AIX PERL version 5.005_3 for aix Telnet into the box (telnet, hostname combination) then run the program from telnet command line Program works perfectly. What program does/displays on-screen on-screen response > perl nma.pl cf ...following display is immediate This is a customizable heartbeat message. ...following display is as error as created/logged in another file by another program and then read by current perl script nma.pl IVR Call Flow Error Severity: Information Date: 2002-07-09 12:41:10 TN: Service: Error Number: CF201 Error Title: eSM Connection Reset Alert Error Detail: Resetting an eSM connection 1 ... the following message is printed on-screen everyx minutes This is a customizable heartbeat message. ...the program keeps running printing either a heartbeat message at xminutes or if any new error are found in the file in which this script is monitoring Tried on: SUN version: Telnet session via a (telnet, ip, port combination) remote PERL version 5.005_3 for aix Tried on: Intel Windows 2000 OS Telnet session via a (telnet, ip, port combination) remote PERL version 5.005_3 for aix Through a telnet session the program performs the correct functions and logic, but does not display properly. The perl program is called and running correctly via a tcp call to the PERL program in the inetd.conf file. What program does/displays on-screen on-screen response > telnet 144.148.22.16 9103 ...following display is immediate Trying.... 144.148.22.16 Connected to 144.148.22.16 Escape character is '^]'. ....nothing displays, until several errors are created/logged in another log file, which is where the current script reads and reformats and using the perl "print" command without any parameters print the message to the standard out. It seems as if the standard out needed a bunch more information in a buffer before releasing all of the data to the standard output and therefore now the print statements can be seen on-screen. ...after a good amount of data has been printed out This is a customizable heartbeat message. ... the following message is an example of one of the errors printed screen as new errors are being created/logged in another file... IVR Call Flow Error Severity: Information Date: 2002-07-09 12:41:10 TN: Service: Error Number: CF201 Error Title: eSM Connection Reset Alert Error Detail: Resetting an eSM connection 1 ... the following message should be printed on-screen everyx minutes, before or after errors are printed on-screen This is a customizable heartbeat message. ...the program should keep running printing either a heartbeat message on xminutes or if an error appears in the log file which this program is monitoring then a formatted error ... whenever the telnet session finally displays the information all of the beginning information/text does appear, but sometimes in the middle of a string the characters are cut off because the buffer does not contain the rest. Ex. ... 1 heartbeat message printed .... 7 error messages printed ..... then the following IVR Call Flow Error Severity: Information Date: 2002-07-09 12:41:10 TN: Service: Error Number: CF201 Error Title: eSM Connection Reset Alert Error Detail: Rese ...the rest of the message will be sent when the next "chunk" of information is sent to the telnet Standard Output. Anyone have any ideas of PERL configurations and inetd.conf or maybe the PERL print statement having difficulty with telnet through the inetd.confg file. Regards, jason _______________________________________________ Perl-Unix-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs