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

[Scott Klement <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Larry,

I would not recommend using a redirect like > because that only 
redirects "standard output" (stdout) which is where normal output 
messages are written -- it does not log "standard error" (stderr) which 
is where error messages are written.

Assuming you are running this from a CL program, I would use the 
QIBM_QSH_CMD_OUTPUT variable to specify a file that output is written to.

Unfortunately a description like "does absolutely nothing" doesn't give 
us much to go by.

-SK



On 9/7/2016 2:58 PM, DrFranken 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??