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# 8  
Old 10-27-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by radoulov
Yes:

Code:
expect {
    -re "ftp ?>" {
        send "123"
    }
    ...
  }

Smilie so, I can use Regular Expression to solve the complex case like thisSmilie

Code:
expect {
    -re "ABC|"BCD" {
        send "123"
    }
    "KKK" {
        send "567"
    }

ThankyouSmilie
# 9  
Old 10-27-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by felipe.vinturin
I know it does not have everything to do with your question, but have you seen the autoexpect command? Check this link: autoexpect(1) - Linux man page

It may help you...
Thanks for that... Smilie

--ahamed
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