[dundee] Scripting across logins

[Fionnbar Lenihan]

Hi Martin

"expect" is a tcl extension which can be used apparently to script  
things that normally require human interaction and which are  
difficult in shell scripts eg network logins, modem commands and the  
like.

It is OSS.  Often built into shell scripts.  There is a manpage for  
it in OS X but not sure if it is really there.

Have downloaded a package for OS X and will try again

I reckon the printer is recognised because

a) My wife's windows machine picks it up flawlessly

b) My previous incarnation of OS X ditto

c) The printer install utility recognises the printer and even the  
make and model (probably from the details on the server share) and  
seems to think there is a printer there

....

Now that is a weird thing

I just tried to print so as to get the error message and it just worked!

So, problem solved until the next OS upgrade.  No idea why mind!

<grin>

Thanks for your help.

For what it's worth I was a linux-only user for some years but  
weakened a year or so ago.  OS X is at least semi-open (Darwin) and  
uses open standards like CUPS, LPD, PDF, PS etc

Mostly the hardware recognition I like OS X for.  Prefer Linux for my  
server where that is less of an issue.

Thanks again

Fionnbar

On 9 Jan 2006, at 11:19, Martin Habets wrote:

> On Sat, Jan 07, 2006 at 07:00:27PM +0000, Fionnbar Lenihan wrote:
>> Hi Martin
>>
>> Thank you very much for the detailed reply
>>
>> I probably didn't make myself clear.  Printer is recognised fine by
>> OS X.  The problem is that the driver which used to work under Jaguar
>> 10.3 now doesn't under OS X.4
>
> Do you have any idea what this 'driver' is exactly? Since OS X  
> recognizes
> the printer it's not an OS driver you're talking about, but rather  
> some
> library or daemon.
> What indication do you have that OS X has recognized the printer?
>
>> I would be concerned that if I followed your advice and connected via
>> the lpd interface on my iBook I would run into the same driver  
>> problem?
>
> I would expect that the old lpd technology and newer network-printer
> stuff is separated. And I would expect it to just work on any unix  
> machine.
> After all, it's only about 34 years old :)
>
>> My print to PS, copy to remote machine, throw against remote LPR
>> method works fine, just very laborious.
>>
>> Have you any thoughts about expect scripting it?
>
> Sorry, no clue what 'expect' is. I usually write shell scripts, they
> could/should work on *nix.
>
>> Would folk have any objections if I posted some of my efforts here?
>
> Don't hold back! :)
> I take it you've googled all the apple 'help' stuff. Welcome to a
> proprietary OS and a life of confusion.
>
> Martin
>
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