Hi Guys,

I have the following expect script:

#!/usr/bin/expect
set timeout -1

set remote_server "sgb\brian@192.168.200.5"
spawn /usr/bin/ftp $remote_server
expect "Password:"
send "passw0rd\n"
expect "ftp>"
send "lcd /usr/data\n"
expect "ftp>"
send "get transport_number.txt\n"
expect "ftp>"
send "exit\n"
interact

output:
spawn /usr/bin/ftp sgrian@192.168.200.5
Connected to 192.168.200.5.
220 Microsoft FTP Service
331 Password required for sgrian.
Password:
530 User sgrian cannot log in.
ftp: Login failed.
ftp> lcd /usr/data
Local directory now /usr/data
ftp> get transport_number.txt
local: transport_number.txt remote: transport_number.txt
500 'EPSV': command not understood
530 Please login with USER and PASS.
200 PORT command successful.
530 Please login with USER and PASS.
ftp> exit
221

The script fails due to it reads username "sgb\brian" as "sgrian" and leaves "b\b". If username does not have domain (just "brian") the script will success. How to make it successful?

TQ

probably you would need to escape backslash (that means doubled backslashes: sgb\\brian)

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@pan64,

TQVM, I do not think of it