Planning for ssh connection

[CSP]

Hello everyone.

I'm hoping to write a script that does

1. plink --ssh x.x.x.x

2. if output is ("do you want to add this to the permanent.."), send ("y")

3. if output is ("login"), send ("administrator")

4. if output isn't ("password"), report error. if it is, send password

5. if output is ("login") AGAIN, send ("administrator") again

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6. attempt to cd to a directory(ex. cd d:\program files\dir)

7. if output is ("d:\program files\dir>") send commands

8. else try another directory(ex. cd d:\program files\dir2)

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9. run a command once I found a correct directory

10. wait for up to 30 seconds for output "success". congratulate the user if we get it, report error otherwise.

Now, I'm running into problems all over the place.

1. Run() command is more complicated than I thought. Does "run("cmd /k plink --ssh x.x.x.x", '', @SW_SHOW, 7) sound good?

2. How do I deal with multiple choice? After running the initial command, I expect to receive one of many commands and act appropriately. What would be a clean way to have many of these clauses in an orderly fashion? This includes StdOut and StdErr mess as well.. =/

AutoIt seems to be more complicated than I thought..

[Valuater]

might want to take a look at this for the Run/comspec commands

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...st&p=223951

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[CSP]

sigh.

thanks.

[enaiman]

By "plink" I shoud understand that you're using PuTTY for this task.

I never worked with PuTTY because it wouldn't allow me to use it over COM1 but I worked with Tera Term which is a similar software.

I guess with PuTTY is the same situation (you can't identify the control ID for the main window).

I made a script to connect to network switches via COM1 or Telnet or SSH and it is using Tera Term. the only way I found to get the window text was to use the "log" ability and to read that file real-time. PuTTY should have a log mode also. I tried to use the MS Telnet (with log) and I found that the last line (the prompt line ... which is the most important) it is not showed into its log file ... so I had to give up on that.

The first part - regarding running PuTTY and accepting to add the IP in the list is the easiest to do - you will need to use a simple Run command; for accepting ... you will need to send either an "ENTER" or an Alt Something ... (the "Send" command)

The next part is hardest. you will need to get the window text and to use "StringInStr" command to look for certain keywords (if it finds "login" then send "administrator", if it finds "password" then send the password. You will need to continuously read that log file in order to determine which is the answer returned and what you should do in that case (the answer could be like a succes - when you get the prompt or an error message)

I will do my best to help you with advices or code debug whenever you need.

about this:

run("cmd /k plink --ssh x.x.x.x", '', @SW_SHOW, 7)

it would be better to use like:

Run ("C:\Program Files\Putty\plink.exe --ssh x.x.x.x")

just be sure that the path to plink is the correct one. Edited June 28, 2007 by enaiman

[CSP]

run("cmd /k plink --ssh x.x.x.x", '', @SW_SHOW, 7)

vs

Run ("C:\Program Files\Putty\plink.exe --ssh x.x.x.x")

just be sure that the path to plink is the correct one.

My intention behind cmd /k was to keep the window opened after the command completes. Is there a way to achieve this using your example?

Also, what happends to StdErr if you don't specify the io flag 7?

Edited June 28, 2007 by CSP

[enaiman]

My intention behind cmd /k was to keep the window opened after the command completes

ahhh ... so this plink is not like an independent terminal software (it has its own window ... and stuff) ... sorry - I thought it was.

I'm affraid that I won't be able to help you too much in this case - you will need help to get the text from the DOS window and analize it ...

HerewasPlato gave a link to someone asking for that ... I might be able to find it ..

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=48522

[CSP]

plink is a command line version of putty.

I'll follow the link you provided.

Thank you.