Re: Help using Expect.pm

Did some troubleshooting and the problem seems to be when looking for the string "$", it is not there in the response, but the module log file says it is -
spawn id(6): Does ` '^M
match:^M
pattern #1: -re `$'? YES!!^M
Before match string: ` '^M
Match string: `'^M
After match string: `'^M
Matchlist: ()^M
Dec 03 18:09:57 Increasing my step to 5
Dec 03 18:09:57 Value of step is 5

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(bbfu) Re2: Help using Expect.pm by bbfu (Curate) on Dec 04, 2002 at 01:27 UTC
I'm pretty certain that the parameter to `expect()` is a regexp, which means that `$` would be the end-of-line marker, instead of a literal $. Try escaping it with a backslash. As an aside, it would help if you could include more of the surrounding code. Specifically where you set up the session, and the data that you're actually sending to the `send()` and `expect()` calls. It would be best if you reduced it to a "least-common-denominator" snippet that could be run and exhibits the problem. bbfu Black flowers blossum Fearless on my breath	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: (bbfu) Re2: Help using Expect.pm by gnangia (Scribe) on Dec 04, 2002 at 16:14 UTC
Thank-you...that was the problem. I had to escape the "$" character because it was interpreting it as the end-of-line marker in lieu of the literal $.	[reply]