topic Batch file (.bat) in Operating System - HP-UX

Batch file (.bat)

intp — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 12:23:47 GMT

Hi,

How to write a batch file which

1)opens a telnet session ,
2)kick starts a process (shell script), which will be running in background.
3)disconnect telnet.

this way i can double click the batch file to run this process.

Thanks

Re: Batch file (.bat)

Steven E. Protter — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 12:35:40 GMT

Shalom intp,

By default .bat files are batch executables on Windows.

They don't mean a thing to Linux or Unix.

To find a shell script that does this, I suggest the itrc search function.

SEP

Re: Batch file (.bat)

spex — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 12:42:55 GMT

intp,

The telnet which ships with Windows is not scriptable. You will need a third-party tool, such as Expect:

http://expect.nist.gov/#windows

PCS

Re: Batch file (.bat)

Dave La Mar — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:23:20 GMT

This can be performed in a simple C program from windows as well.

Regards,

-dl

Re: Batch file (.bat)

John Kittel — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:32:27 GMT

perhaps you are looking for a way to have a batch file on a Windows system start a process on a Unix system? If so, telnet is not required. A suite of Unix tools for windows would let you do this with an rsh (or remsh) command, or an ssh command if it needs to be more secure.

John ( also an intp!)

Re: Batch file (.bat)

spex — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 06:39:22 GMT

intp,

You could also create an account on your HP-UX box for the express purpose of running this shell script. Reference the script in the new user's ~/.profile (use 'nohup <scriptname> &'). Add 'exit 0' after the reference so that the session exits after the script begins running.

The script will run whenever the user logs in. This way, you just need to script the client login process, without passing any commands.

However, you will still need a third-party tool to automate the login.

PCS