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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Expect - bash and variables Post 302929560 by Chubler_XL on Monday 22nd of December 2014 06:13:06 PM
Old 12-22-2014
Try using:

Code:
   result=$(/usr/bin/expect << EOF
	set timeout 1
	#set echo on
	#log_user 0
	
	spawn telnet ${address[4]} $SMTPport

        ...

EOF
)
    printf "$body" "$userid" "$domain" "$fname" "$lname" "$status"

Now, within the expect script use puts -nonewline to print the value for $result in the parent script like this:

Code:
set result $expect_out(buffer)
puts -nonewline "$result"

To output messages or errors to the terminal use puts stderr like this:

Code:
puts stderr "ACCESS denied validation UNSUCCESSFUL"
puts -nonewline "FAILED"

The above prints the error message on the terminal and sets $result to "FAILED"
 

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NAME
viewsu - change (virtual) user ID or become (virtual) superuser SYNOPSIS
viewsu [options] [username] DESCRIPTION
The viewsu command is used to become another user during a login session. Invoked without a username, viewsu defaults to becoming the supe- ruser. The optional argument - may be used to provide an environment similar to what the user would expect had the user logged in directly. This command is the View-OS counterpart of the su(1) command. The value of $PATH is reset to /bin:/usr/bin for normal users, or /sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin for the superuser. This may be changed with the ENV_PATH and ENV_SUPATH definitions in /etc/login.defs. OPTIONS
The options which apply to the viewsu command are: -c, --command COMMAND Specify a command that will be invoked by the shell using its -c. -, -l, --login Provide an environment similar to what the user would expect had the user logged in directly. When - is used, it must be specified as the last viewsu option. The other forms (-l and --login) do not have this restriction. -s, --shell SHELL The shell that will be invoked. The invoked shell is chosen from (highest priority first): o The shell specified with --shell. o The shell indicated in the /etc/passwd entry for the target user. o /bin/sh if a shell could not be found by any above method. SEE ALSO
su(1), linux.defs(5) AUTHORS
View-OS is a project of the Computer Science Department, University of Bologna. Project Leader: Renzo Davoli. <http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/view-os> Howto's and further information can be found on the project wiki <wiki.virtualsquare.org>. NOTE
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