Hi guys, i have a problem with the following code: 
#start input of commands in telnet
#----------------------------------
$telnet->waitfor('/\# $/i');
$telnet->print($cmd); 
@output=$telnet->waitfor('/Press any key to continue \(Q to quit\)/');
+ 
$telnet->print('c'); #virtually press c key 
@output2=$telnet->waitfor('/\# $/i');
push(@output,@output2); 
$telnet->waitfor('/dfs=l,gdmgll<>ifdgoij$/i'); #creates a deliberate e
+rror for error logging
$fault=$telnet->errmsg;
$telnet->close;
if ($fault!="")
{
print "you got an error;
}

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Basically i don't want to make several outputs for the displaying of the commands of a switch we have, for now for every "press a key" I need to attach a new array to the older one, is there any way around this? I found out if I try a prompt and do the things manually it also asks a keypress for the next page, but not if i make the prompt screen larger. Perhaps there's a way to incorperate this in the telnet command or something? Also i want do an action if i get an error from the telnet command, the above code doesn't work if i do a $fault is not empty it still skips it, even when i print $fault it says: 'pattern match timed-out' (as it should be) however, i never get to the code with the check if $fault is empty Any suggestions? As i am new to the perl language they will be highly noted. Thanks in advance

In reply to telnet with keypress and errmsg problem by wro

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