I've never used Expect.pm, but I have used expect. I've taken a brief perusal of the Expect.pm documentation, but keep in mind this is the first time I've actually written code for it. I notice that the documentation does not have a send() function, only a send_slow(), which seems a bit odd, so there may be another preferred way of sending data with Expect.pm without a pause between characters, but I'm going to use send_slow().

$expectobj = Expect->spawn('telnet', $cisco_hostname)
$expectobj->expect($timeout, 'ogin:');
#the above line assumes the router will give you a login
#prompt which ends in 'ogin:', you may need to modify it
#to fit your needs
$expectobj->send_slow(0, $login_name, "\r\n");
$expectobj->expect($timeout, 'ord:');
$expectobj->send_slow(0, $password, "\r\n");
$expectobj->expect($timeout, $shell_prompt);
#$shell_prompt should be something like '$' or '#' or whatever
#let's you know that you can start typing commands
$expectobj->send_slow(0, "copy startup-config tftp\r\n");
sleep(1); #just to make sure the previous command has been processed
$expectobj->send_slow(0, $remainder_of_data_to_send);

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That's it, you should get the idea from there. The documentation for expect should help you understand the Expect.pm documentation as most Expect.pm functions have an expect function of the same name.

In reply to Re: Seeking Help w/ Expect.pm... by nardo
in thread Seeking Help w/ Expect.pm... by kendroid

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