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Old 05-26-2011
How to add if statement in expect script
Hi,

I am new to expect script and I am having difficulty in adding an if statement into a expect FTP login script. Here is the code:

Code:
#!/usr/local/bin/expect -f

set FTP_SITE [lindex $argv 0]
set FTP_USER [lindex $argv 1]
set FTP_PASS [lindex $argv 2]
set FTP_FILE [lindex $argv 3]

spawn ftp
match_max 100000
expect -exact "ftp> "
send -- "open $FTP_SITE\r"
expect -re "Name "
send -- "$FTP_USER\r"
expect -re "Password:"
send -- "$FTP_PASS\r"
expect "ftp> "
send -- "lcd /tmp\r"
expect "ftp> "
send -- "ascii\r"
expect "ftp> "
if [ $FTP_USER = "p00df0rs20" ];
then
send -- "cd /new"
fi
send -- "put $FTP_FILE\r"
expect "ftp> "
send -- "bye\r"
expect eof

What I need to achieve is that if the user name is "p00df0rs20", change the FTP destination directory to '/new'. The if statement I added doesn't work and I received such an error message:
Code:
ftp> invalid command name "p00df0rs20"
    while executing
"$FTP_USER = "p00df0rs20" "
    invoked from within
"if [ $FTP_USER = "p00df0rs20" ]"
    (file "/DEV/db/devappl/fnd/11.5.0/bin/msc_ftp.sh" line 21)

Transfer failed

Appreciate if anyone could help me out here.

Thanks,

Jeff
Last edited by pludi; 05-27-2011 at 04:20 AM..
# 2  
Old 05-27-2011
Hi.

Use tcl if statement form:

Expect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tcl Tutorial

and so on ... cheers, drl
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