telnet script

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#1

Im trying to make a script to have terminal telnet into my schools server and enter the commands to get it into my mail box, how do i get it to wait for login and password and then enter pine and I later on in order to get it to enter my mail box, also i wish to make this an application later with interface builder, but for now a script would be fine. thanks in advance

#2

Take a look at Apple’s response to this…

http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn2002/tn2065.html#Section5

#3

well isnt that a (b-word), now, as far as im concerned, applescript sucks and has no good use

#4

im trying to get my script to take me to atleast the login point and im using

tell application “Terminal”
activate
tell window 1
do script “telnet -K grace.rit.edu”
end tell
end tell

however, it opens terminal, a shell comes up, and then it opens another shell and does the telnet stuff, how can i have it open and do the script in the same window

#5

Hmmm. A comment like this isn’t likely to encourage AppleScript devotees to help. :twisted:

– Rob

#6

I can’t reproduce what you get. Every time the command is executed in the one and only window.

The only option I can think of that might make a difference is to target the script directly:

tell application "Terminal"
   activate
   do script "telnet blah blah blah" in window 1
end tell
#7

Mine only does it in one window if terminal is already opened, if terminal isnt opened yet, it does it in two windows, and if i add “in window 1” after my do script action, i get…
Terminal got an error: NSArgumentEvaluationScriptError
and once i remove “in window 1” the error goes away