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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Expect - bash and variables Post 302929543 by ylafont on Monday 22nd of December 2014 02:14:55 PM
Old 12-22-2014
Expect - bash and variables

I was wondering if anyone could provide some assistance. I trying to run an expect script within bash and get the results of a variable called RESULT. I Have tried a few things but none of them have worked. I know that the child process (the expect script) in this instance cannot set a variable for the parent. (bash) and the value must be return by the expect script, that is my problem.

my script

Code:
#!/bin/bash
#script for email validation
emaillist=emaillist1.txt
#emaillist=client.csv
SMTPport=25

clear
echo "---------------------------------------------------------------------"
echo "Now performing email validations.......... Please be patient."
echo "---------------------------------------------------------------------"
echo ""
echo ""

header="%-20s %-20s %-10s %-20s %10s\n"
body="%-20s %-20s %-10s %-20s %10s\n"


printf "$header" "E-mail" "Domain" "F-Name" "L-Name" "Status"
printf "$header" "_______________" "____________________" "__________" "____________________" "____________________"


while read line; do
	userinfo=$(echo $line | sed 's/@/,/')
	IFS=',' read -a address <<< "$userinfo"
	userid="${address[0]}"
	domain="${address[1]}"
	fname="${address[2]}"
	lname="${address[3]}"
	#status=vvv
	SMTPlist=$(host $domain | grep "handled by" | awk '{print $7}' | sed 's/\.$//' )

	/usr/bin/expect << EOF
	set timeout 1
	#set echo on
	#log_user 0
	
	spawn telnet ${address[4]} $SMTPport
	expect "220"

	send "helo $domain\r"
	expect "service"

	send "mail from: <mickeymouse@disney.com>\r"
	expect "250"

	send "rcpt to: <$userid@$domain>\r"
	expect {
		"250" 	{
			set result "SUCCESSFUL"
			set result $expect_out(buffer)
			puts "\n$userid@$domain validation $result\n"
				}
		"230" {send_user "ACCESS denied validation UNSUCCESSFUL\n"}
		"550" {send_user "$userid@$domain validation UNSUCCESSFUL\n"}		
		"553" {send_user "Requested action nottaken validation UNSUCCESSFUL\n"}		
	}
	
	send "quit"
	expect "closed"
EOF	

	printf "$body" "$userid" "$domain" "$fname" "$lname" "$status"
 done < $emaillist

any assistance is appreciated. thank you.

Last edited by vbe; 12-22-2014 at 03:56 PM.. Reason: code tags please...
 

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LIBBASH(7)							  libbash Manual							LIBBASH(7)

NAME
libbash -- A bash shared libraries package. DESCRIPTION
libbash is a package that enables bash dynamic-like shared libraries. Actually its a tool for managing bash scripts whose functions you may want to load and use in scripts of your own. It contains a 'dynamic loader' for the shared libraries ( ldbash(1)), a configuration tool (ldbashconfig(8)), and some libraries. Using ldbash(1) you are able to load loadable bash libraries, such as getopts(1) and hashstash(1). A bash shared library that can be loaded using ldbash(1) must answer 4 requirments: 1. It must be installed in $LIBBASH_PREFIX/lib/bash (default is /usr/lib/bash). 2. It must contain a line that begins with '#EXPORT='. That line will contain (after the '=') a list of functions that the library exports. I.e. all the function that will be usable after loading that library will be listed in that line. 3. It must contain a line that begins with '#REQUIRE='. That line will contain (after the '=') a list of bash libraries that are required for our library. I.e. every bash library that is in use in our bash library must be listed there. 4. The library must be listed (For more information, see ldbashconfig(8)). Basic guidelines for writing library of your own: 1. Be aware, that your library will be actually sourced. So, basically, it should contain (i.e define) only functions. 2. Try to declare all variables intended for internal use as local. 3. Global variables and functions that are intended for internal use (i.e are not defined in '#EXPORT=') should begin with: __<library_name>_ For example, internal function myfoosort of hashstash library should be named as __hashstash_myfoosort This helps to avoid conflicts in global name space when using libraries that come from different vendors. 4. See html manual for full version of this guide. AUTHORS
Hai Zaar <haizaar@haizaar.com> Gil Ran <ril@ran4.net> SEE ALSO
ldbash(1), ldbashconfig(8), getopts(1), hashstash(1) colors(1) messages(1) urlcoding(1) locks(1) Linux Epoch Linux
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