Hello monks,

Although I've used the site for tips for about a year, this is my first posting, so excuse me if I am not following correct protocol.

I have a problem that I can't figure out. I am programming in a windows environment, and I am trying to write a simple script that will run several curl commands.

My problem occurs when I run a curl command that needs a response (example "Enter host password for user 'username':").

I can't figure out how to actually send the password to curl.

I've tried several different methods but none have worked for me. Here is a snippet from my latest attempt: 
my ($pid, $writeme);
for(0..4){
    $pid = open $writeme, "|-",
        "c:\\apps\\curl\\curl -u user$_ -X DELETE http://localhost:300
+0/site/users/user$_";
    sleep 2;
    print $writeme "password$_\r"; #curl isn't receiving this input
    close $writeme; #perl hangs here
    sleep 1;
}

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The password that I send by printing to $writeme isn't being seen by curl for some reason, which leaves curl in a "waiting for input state".

If anyone could show me how I can fix this, I would be immensely grateful.

Thanks!

In reply to How to control input of an external program? by klactose

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