> -----Original Message-----
> From: Atul Vohra [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 4:21 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Sending Octal Strings in a variable
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I need to pass function keys in octal to a Cisco
> router/terminal server. I used the telnet module and able to
> use something like:
>
> t->cmd("\033OV"); ### sending PF7
>
> this worked. What I wanted to do is read the function key
> translations from a flat file and use variables instead
> ex: t->cmd($pf7)
> i.e. no hardcoding of the key translations.
> But when I do this the string \033OV is not translated into
> PF7 instead actual string "\033OV" is passed to the Cisco
> router. Please help.
This is a FAQ. See:
perldoc -q octal
perldoc -f oct
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