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Old 02-13-2009
Expect issue??
I have these variables set:

FTPPATH=/directory/test/customer
FTPFILE=file.txt


I am trying to call this function:

ftpFiles () {

echo ${FTPPATH} ${FTPFILE} | expect >/dev/null <<EOF
set ftppath [lindex $argv0]
set ftpfile [lindex $argv1]
spawn sftp xxxxxx@server1
expect "password:"
send "xxxxxxxx\r"
expect "sftp> "
set timeout 800
send "cd $ftppath\r"
expect "sftp> "
send "get $ftpfile\r"
expect "sftp> "
send "bye\r"
EOF

}

when i call it i get this issue

Wrong args # should be "lindex list index"
while executing "lindex script"
invoked from within
set ftppath [ lindex script ]

I don't think the variables are being read any help????
# 2  
Old 02-13-2009
You should try the autoexpect. It works great. It will create the script for you. Once you have it, you can compare and see what's missing. That's what I did for my SFTP issue.
# 3  
Old 02-13-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pablo_beezo
I have these variables set:

FTPPATH=/directory/test/customer
FTPFILE=file.txt


I am trying to call this function:

ftpFiles () {

echo ${FTPPATH} ${FTPFILE} | expect >/dev/null <<EOF
set ftppath [lindex $argv0]
set ftpfile [lindex $argv1]
spawn sftp xxxxxx@server1
expect "password:"
send "xxxxxxxx\r"
expect "sftp> "
set timeout 800
send "cd $ftppath\r"
expect "sftp> "
send "get $ftpfile\r"
expect "sftp> "
send "bye\r"
EOF

}

when i call it i get this issue

Wrong args # should be "lindex list index"
while executing "lindex script"
invoked from within
set ftppath [ lindex script ]

I don't think the variables are being read any help????
First, use code tags.
Second, it is
Code:
 lindex $argv 0

not
Code:
lindex $argv0

Third, that's an ugly function. Would be cleaner to just make an expect script.
Fourth, why not use scp and keys?
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