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# 8  
Old 11-28-2006
HI All,

I am also keen to know how to execute UNIX command thru batch script??
Or is it that batch script cannot perform such function at all ?

Can some experts give some advice pls ?
Thanks
# 9  
Old 11-28-2006
Some of the ways to execute Unix scripts via a batch environment (windows) is to use protocols such as Telnet, or SSH, and also a good scripting language that supports these protocols
eg
Using Perl Telnet module

Perl SSH Interface

Python SSH

Python Telnet module

In pure windows batch, not that i know of.
Last edited by ghostdog74; 11-28-2006 at 10:53 PM..
# 10  
Old 12-12-2006
Hi Ghost Dog,

Thanks for the info. But i don;t seem to comprehend these methods and the interface.

Take an example of a csh script named "testing"

#!/bin/csh
echo " hello " >> hello.csv

How would i launch this from my windows using Perl telnet modules? Can you give me some guidance ?
# 11  
Old 12-12-2006
Quote:
Originally Posted by Raynon
Hi Ghost Dog,

Thanks for the info. But i don;t seem to comprehend these methods and the interface.

Take an example of a csh script named "testing"

#!/bin/csh
echo " hello " >> hello.csv

How would i launch this from my windows using Perl telnet modules? Can you give me some guidance ?

hi
everytime you telnet to your machine, there is a login and password prompt
eg
login:
Password:

then when you logged in, the user prompt according to how its shell profile is configured. For my machine and my user that i use for testing, the prompt is

sun4#

So you can try this (Perl telnet module)

Code:
#!/usr/bin/perl
use Net::Telnet;
$telnet = new Net::Telnet ( Timeout=>10,
                             Errmode=>'die');
 $telnet->open('your_telnet_server');
 $telnet->waitfor('/login:/'); # change this according to your telnet prompt
 $telnet->print('youraccount');
$telnet->waitfor('/Password:/'); #change this according to your telnet password prompt
$telnet->print('youraccountpassword');
 $telnet->waitfor('/sun4\#/'); #change this to the prompt of the user you are testing
print $telnet->cmd('./testing.sh');  
print $telnet->cmd('echo " hello " >> hello.csv');
$telnet->close();

# 12  
Old 12-12-2006
Hi Ghostdog,

For the prompt, how do i find out how the shell profile is being configured. The OS that i will being telnetting is Solaris and i will be activating csh script inside one of the directory.

And, how do i execute this perl script from my windows ?
# 13  
Old 12-12-2006
Quote:
Originally Posted by Raynon
Hi Ghostdog,

For the prompt, how do i find out how the shell profile is being configured. The OS that i will being telnetting is Solaris and i will be activating csh script inside one of the directory.

And, how do i execute this perl script from my windows ?
you can manually telnet to the solaris server using the user account.
then after its logged in, it will have a prompt. Just have to take note of it and assign it in your perl script. In shell, its commonly called the PS1 variable
check here for details. In Solaris, the user profile is usuall .profile in the home dir. you can set the PS1 variable in its profile.

In windows, with perl installed, just type
Code:
c:\somedir> perl yourscript.pl

assuming your perl script "yourscript.pl" is in the c:\>somedir directory
# 14  
Old 12-12-2006
Hi Ghostdog,

The last line after i keyed in my password is below. So do i assign "You have new mail" or "$" ?

You have new mail.
$

Can you recommend me a website to download and install perl ?


Using Perl Telnet module

Perl SSH Interface

Python SSH

Python Telnet module

Do all the methods above need installation ? Because once the script is created, i will have to integrate it into excel macro for public usage. So if the rest do not have the relevant protocols installed, they wouldn't be able to use it. It would be best if windows batch files could do the job.
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