Mark wrote...

> (with Perl almost all things are possible)

Okay, I take the challenge ;-) The example below talks from one
HPe3000 to another HPe3000, but telnet is telnet, so source could
also be Unix or Linux or Mac or ... and target could be Unix or
Linux as well.

Details at http://www.editcorp.com/personal/lars_appel -> Java Tips

Lars ---cut here--- Appel


:print ./BatchTelnet.java

class BatchTelnet {

  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {

    HostIO host = new HostIO();

    host.open("my3000.grc.hp.com");

    host.answerTo("MPE/iX:", "hello java,lars.appel/mypass");
    host.skipUntilEquals(":");
    host.pushBack();

    host.answerTo(":", "showjob [log in to unmask]");
    host.skipLines(1); // the cmd echo
    while (! host.readln().equals(":")) {
      System.out.println(host.getLine());
    }
    host.pushBack();

    host.answerTo(":", "bye");
    host.skipUntilStartsWith("CPU=");

    host.close();

  }

}

:stream
>!job lars,user.acct
>!java -version
>!java BatchTelnet
>!eoj
 #J573
>:

:print !hplastspid.out.hpspool

 JOB LARS,USER.ACCT,LAPPEL.
 Priority = DS; Inpri = 8; Time = UNLIMITED seconds.
 Job number = #j573.
 SAT, AUG 12, 2000,  7:04 PM.
 HP3000  Release: C.55.00   User Version: C.55.07
 MPE/iX  HP31900 C.05.08  Copyright Hewlett-Packard 1987.
  . . .

 :java -version
 java version "JDK 1.1.7B"

 :java BatchTelnet
 JOBNUM  STATE IPRI JIN  JLIST    INTRODUCED  JOB NAME
 #J186   EXEC        10S LP       THU  9:11A  JHTTPD,WWW.APACHE
 #J188   EXEC        10S LP       THU  9:11A  JSERV,SECURE.APACHE
 #J195   EXEC        10S LP       FRI 11:26A  JHTTPDS,MGR.APACHE
 3 JOBS (DISPLAYED):
     0 INTRO
     0 WAIT; INCL 0 DEFERRED
     3 EXEC; INCL 0 SESSIONS
     0 SUSP
 JOBFENCE= 0; JLIMIT= 60; SLIMIT= 60

 :eoj
 CPU sec. = 5.  elapsed min. = 1.  SAT, AUG 12, 2000,  7:05 PM.