Using AutoIt to control putty

[LGC]

putty is a telnet client, although I'm sure most of you know that.

You input the ip address of the computer your sending the commands to, and putty opens a window that is named " 'ip address' - putty "

That would be fine if I was using the script for one ip address but i am not.

I was thinking that autoit can ask me for the ip address then use the ip address I input to launch putty and also use the ip address as a variable to control the window, but I can't figure out how to do that.

here are some screen caps from putty so that you can get a better idea:

Only problem is, I don't know how to do that. lol.

Any help would be appreciated.

[weaponx]

Running it from the command line would be a good start:

http://the.earth.li/%7Esgtatham/putty/0.53...apter3.html#3.7

And then reference each window by instance rather than window title.

[cpuobsessed]

One way to do it is log onto the system and allow putty to accept the key. Afterwards the authentication box will no longer appear. I have scripted a few AutoIT scripts because we do a lot of remote administration of Unix systems and use putty on a daily basis with dozens of different servers.

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Func do_backup()
    Send("cd dba ; tail `ls -tr *backup* | tail -1` | (grep Finished && ls -ltr *backup*) || (tail -f `ls -tr *backup* | tail -1`){ENTER}")
EndFunc

Func get_idpw()
#region --- GuiBuilder code Start ---
; Script generated by AutoBuilder 0.6 Prototype

    GuiCreate("Enter ID/Password", 197, 110,-1, -1 , BitOR($WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW, $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS))

    $Input_id = GuiCtrlCreateInput("Input1", 80, 20, 110, 20)
    $Label_2 = GuiCtrlCreateLabel("ID", 10, 20, 40, 20)
    $Label_3 = GuiCtrlCreateLabel("Password", 10, 50, 60, 20)
    $Input_pw = GuiCtrlCreateInput("Input4", 80, 50, 110, 20)
    $Button_5 = GuiCtrlCreateButton("OK", 50, 80, 60, 20)

    GuiSetState()
    While 1
        $msg = GuiGetMsg()
        Select
        Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            ExitLoop
        case $msg = $Button_5
            ExitLoop
        Case Else
            ;;;
        EndSelect
    WEnd

    $id = GUICtrlRead($Input_id)
    $pw = GUICtrlRead($Input_pw)
    
    GUIDelete()

#endregion --- GuiBuilder generated code End ---

EndFunc

Func send_idpw()
    Send( $id & "{ENTER}" )
    Sleep (3000)
    Send( $pw & "{ENTER}" )
    Sleep (3000)
EndFunc

Of course this only works when the putty window is active, next step is to incorporate plink into AutoIT.

Edited November 14, 2007 by cpuobsessed

[bhns]

my sample, not read window..... conect on

$user = "root"
$password =""
$host ="5.0.0.1"
$port ="22"

$puty_exe = @ScriptDir & "\putty.exe"; putty salve local folder script

; putty -ssh -l usuario 5.0.0.1 p "port" -pw senha

;input

$command = RunWait(@comspec & " /C "&$puty_exe&" -ssh -l "&$user&" "&$host&" p "&$port&" -pw "&$password,@ScriptDir, @SW_HIDE, 1)
;$command = RunWait(@comspec & " /C "&$puty_exe&" system scripts run mario",@ScriptDir, @SW_HIDE, 1)
While 1
$data = StdoutRead($command)
ConsoleWrite($data&@CRLF)
If @error Then ExitLoop
Wend

[FireFox]

God save the resurrection.

[JLogan3o13]

bhns, please don't necro-post, this thread is almost 6 years old.

[tito]

thx bhns!

I was looking for this!

btw, what's wrong with posting in such old topics that turn up as first result upon a google search "autoit putty" ?

[Melba23]

tito,

We ask peopel not to necro-post for two main reasons:

- 1. The language advances and the functionality might well be included in core or UDF code by now.

- 2. The changes in language syntax mean that it is likely that code from more than a couple of years ago may well not run under the current release interpreter without significant modification.

Clear enough?

M23

[arlight1]

I found this on google! Thanks a lot bhns!

Just wish the images from the OP still worked.

Edited August 15, 2018 by arlight1

[arlight1]

LGC, can you please re-upload those images?

[Jos]

Don't hold your breath as the OP hasn't been around since October 16, 2007.  

Jos

[Zedna]

Try to look at the results of this search:

https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/search/?q=putty&search_in=titles