Re^2: Use a perl variable on a command that prompts for input

In addition to Ken's three options here, there is also the possibility of using echo inside the system command as in:

system ("echo my_input | some_command arg arg arg");

The advantages I find in this are that it is simple and can easily be tested in the shell before embedding it in your Perl script.

The downside is mostly a lack of portability but also perhaps consideration of properly escaping my_input to cope with the possible shell expansions.

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Re^3: Use a perl variable on a command that prompts for input by andyarp (Initiate) on Oct 23, 2013 at 00:23 UTC
I'm looking into all these options. Yes it is a message that comes up in the command prompt area. I'm going to give this echo command a try. It sounds like it may work	[reply]
Re^3: Use a perl variable on a command that prompts for input by andyarp (Initiate) on Oct 23, 2013 at 00:38 UTC
I tried the "Echo" option, but i kept getting "the handle is invalid", so i think it may be a no-go.	[reply]
Re^4: Use a perl variable on a command that prompts for input by hippo (Archbishop) on Oct 24, 2013 at 09:01 UTC
Did you test it in the shell before embedding it in your perl script as suggested? If so, did it work there? If you can pipe input at the shell prompt you can almost certainly do so in the perl script. Otherwise you'll probably have to resort to Expect or similar. Good luck.	[reply]
Re^4: Use a perl variable on a command that prompts for input by andyarp (Initiate) on Oct 26, 2013 at 06:13 UTC
I did try it in the regular console and it returned with `an error occured (code 0x80070006): The handle is invalid.` The problem with this is it prompts for the pin, and then prompts to confirm.	[reply] [d/l]