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I am getting error when i run this script "syntax error near unexpected token 'do' Please help!
run
do script "scp filename me@my.server:/export/home/me/"
delay 1
do script "password"
end tell
Some more detailed information would be nice, so folks could help you.
What scripting language is this? Is this the whole script, or is there more you haven't included? What kind of system are running this on?
You didn't happen to write this on a Windows system, did you? Sometimes notepad/wordpad puts control characters on every line, and they must be removed.
this script is written in shell on a linux box for uploading a file to remote host. I want to write a script to upload a file to remote host without prompting for password and without using dsa pub and private keys.
this script is written in shell on a linux box for uploading a file to remote host. I want to write a script to upload a file to remote host without prompting for password and without using dsa pub and private keys.
Your script appears to be written for an Apple. The "end tell" and "do script" mean nothing for a bash script.
If you don't want to perform a keyswap to do passwordless logins, you'll have to use expect, and hard-code your password into the script (VERY unsafe). A quick Google search will bring up lots of samples:
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