Javilk said:
>
> The Expect tool has been tried before; but those who have tried it
> say it breaks down under the Heavy use of Curses (UNIX package that moves
> the cursor over the screen). When otherwise engaged, the other end is
> sending the time of day to the telnet session on a part of the screen.
> Suggestions?
Uh... Re-code the application on the other end? (Especially if
all that is done is done is paint the screen with the time...)
Expect is exactly what I would recommend. Unfortunately, it is
designed to automate string-based tasks. A curses app is more of a
funky byte stream than text that expect might uh.. expect.
You could essentially view curses apps in the same light as the old
block-mode mainframe terminals. To that end, there are a few
commercial apps that promise to integrate mainframe onto the web by
gatewaying block-mode tty to CGI. Unfortunately I don't pay much
attention to that side of the world so I can't identify a specific
product name for you. Use "'legacy app' +integrate +web" to search;
that is the terminology they always seem to use...
--bill
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