Re: expect - sometimes it runs sometimes it doesn't....

["Kevin Adler" <kadler@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm not sure what in my explanation you're objecting to. For clarity:

lftp is an FTP client
sftp is an SFTP client

lftp != sftp
FTP != SFTP


"MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 09/07/2016 
04:14:28 PM:

> From: Diego Kesselman <diegokesselman@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 09/07/2016 04:14 PM
> Subject: Re: expect - sometimes it runs sometimes it doesn't....
> Sent by: "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> It' s ftp and sftp
>
> El 7 sept. 2016 4:03 PM, "Kevin Adler" <kadler@xxxxxxxxxx> escribió:
>
> > lftp is completely different than sftp.
> >
> > sftp is ftp "command emulation" on top of SSH, the other is standard 
FTP
> > protocol (unencrypted)
> >
> >
> > "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 09/07/2016
> > 03:25:07 PM:
> >
> > > From: Diego Kesselman <diegokesselman@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Date: 09/07/2016 03:25 PM
> > > Subject: Re: expect - sometimes it runs sometimes it doesn't....
> > > Sent by: "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > Have you tried using lftp instead of sftp command?
> > >
> > > With "lftp" (you can take a look here
> > > http://yips.idevcloud.com/wiki/index.php/pase/opensourcebinaries ) 
you
> > > can use user and password , no expect required.
> > >
> > >
> > > El 07/09/16 a las 15:16, John McKee escribió:
> > > > What about sandard error?  Anything show up there?
> > > >
> > > > John McKee
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 2:58 PM, DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> > > > > I am utilizing expect on several different servers. On one of 
them we
> > need
> > > > > to sftp two small files up to a service periodically through the 
day.
> > When
> > > > > I run the shell script in QSH it will run perfectly. Then I run 
it
> > again
> > > > > and it does absolutely nothing. It may be many minutes before it 
will
> > run
> > > > > again. Signing off and back on doesn't consistently fix it 
either.
> > When
> > > > > submitted to batch it's the same, it may run and may not.
> > > > >
> > > > > I am redirecting standard output to a log file (> 'output.log') 
and
> > when
> > > > > it runs correctly everything is in it. When it does not run the 
file
> > is
> > > > > correctly time stamped but is empty (0 bytes). Even when it's not
> > logging
> > > > > it may fail, in that case if it's interactive QSH simply returns 
to
> > the '$'
> > > > > prompt.
> > > > >
> > > > > IBM i 7.1 with reasonably current PTFs and the latest version of
> > expect
> > > > > from ScottKlement.com.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thoughts??
> > > > >
> > > > >
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