Thanks Eric. I have been trying to get Expect to work, but again, my knowledge is weak at best. I have not worked Expect into the script yet. I left the question general because I was looking for a general answer.

What I would like to know is if Expect is the route I should take or if there is another way. I am using system to start up the VPN client:

$login="vpnclient.exe connect \"VPN NAME\" user \"username\" pwd \"pas
+sword\" ";
system ("exit");
system ($login);
[download]

After the connection is secure, I get a "Do you wish to continue prompt? y/n." This is probably not the best way to do it. It is simple and amateur, but jumping into Expect is pretty far above my head right now. If Expect is the only way, then I will dig in and read up, but I was looking for options on how else I can run the vpn client or get past the y/n prompt.

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