CLIPTOFILE syntax with XP

[teletubby5e]

Has anyone had any problems using a script with the command cliptofile, when running under windows xp? i am trying to do what i thought was areal easy script.

telnet to a server
terminal reset to clear screen
perform commands on server
capture buffer to clipboard
cliptofile
mapisend file

i get an email alright, with the subject containing the following command that is pulled from the script. weird.

cliptofile TEXT "c:\backup\logs\TimerResults.txt"

any help will be greatly appreciated.

thanks, jeff

 

[knob]

Jeff, what happens if you run the following sample script from the ASPECT help file (make sure to create a file called test.was first)?

proc main
string Source = "test.was" ; Source file to copy.
string DestFile = "new.was" ; Destination file.
filetoclip TEXT Source ; Copy source file to the clipboard.
cliptofile TEXT DestFile ; Copy clipboard to destination file.
endproc

This works OK on my XP machine.

Can you post your script?

http://www.aspectscripting.com

 

[teletubby5e]

thanks knob,
i had a set capture file statement screwing it up. anyway the script works fine now. i wish that there was a command called buffertoclipboard, but i got it done with a coupoe of sent keystrokes. but i will still post it in case someone does a search on it later .... but i have another part of the process that i am having trouble with that involves the date syntax, but i will start another thread. on that since it is a different issue....
thanks again ...

proc main
string sMailLogon = "me"
string sMailPassword = "mypass"
string sTo = "me@here.com"
string sCC = ""
string sBCC = ""
string sSubject = "Timer Backup Run"
string sContents = "c:\backup\logs\TimerResultsEmail.txt"
string sAttach = "c:\backup\logs\TimerResults.txt"
string sMailError

connectmanual TELNET "172.16.1.16"

transmit "^M"
waitfor "login:" forever
transmit "mylogin^M"
waitfor "Password:" forever
transmit "mypass^M"
waitfor "Multiple Sessions" forever
transmit "N^M"
waitfor "start Menu Program" forever
transmit "^M"
mspause 500
transmit "SH^M"
waitfor "#" forever

TERMRESET

transmit "cat /home/timer/spool/TIMER^M"
waitfor "#" forever

transmit "cat /u/timer/spool/bkup.lst^M"
waitfor "#" forever

transmit "exit^M"

; COPIES SCREEN BUFFER TO CLIPBOARD
sendkey ALT 'E'
sendkey 'B'
sendkey 'C'

; SENDS CLIPBOARD TO TEXT FILE FOR EMAILING
cliptofile TEXT "c:\backup\logs\TimerResults.txt"
cliptofile TEXT "c:\backup\logs\TimerResultsEmail.txt"

; EMAILS OUT VIA OUTLOOK EXPRESS
mapisend sMailLogon sMailPassword sTo sCC sBCC sSubject FILE sContents sAttach sMailError

TRANSMIT "^M"
TRANSMIT "Q^M"
TRANSMIT "Q^M"
pwexit

endproc

 

[knob]

FYI, you can use the sbsave command to save the clipboard directly to a file or to the clipboard (among other options).

http://www.aspectscripting.com

 

[teletubby5e]

It saved me some lines in the script.

Thanks again for teaching me a new command!