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XMC CLI Task - sleep X seconds

M_Nees — Tue, 25 May 2021 18:54:50 GMT

using XMC execute CLI commands …

searching for a command which makes a pause between 2 commands like:

show port X error no-refresh

pause 10

show port X error no-refresh

(sleep X or time.sleep X from XMC scripting does not work!)

Any ideas ?

Re: XMC CLI Task - sleep X seconds

OscarK — Tue, 25 May 2021 18:57:06 GMT

enable cli scripting

show port x error no-refresh

set var wait $TCL(after 10000)

show port x error no-refresh

Did not test it with XMC but it is working on EXOS.

Re: XMC CLI Task - sleep X seconds

M_Nees — Tue, 25 May 2021 18:59:50 GMT

Hi Oskar,

that’s a good idea but only works with EXOS.

I am looking for a pause command within XMC cli task.

BR,

Matthias

Re: XMC CLI Task - sleep X seconds

OscarK — Tue, 25 May 2021 19:02:54 GMT

Hi Matthias, the set var wait command will just take 10 seconds (10000 msec) and then XMC sees the prompt and continues.

I think it will work as long as the wait is not longer than XMC has defined its timeout.

If you need more sophisticated tasks in XMC use a python script instead of the command CLI script.

Re: XMC CLI Task - sleep X seconds

M_Nees — Tue, 25 May 2021 19:35:08 GMT

You are right but python scripts are too complicated for much customers/users.

So i am looking for a way with the easy “Executing CLI commmads”.

As a workaround sometimes i use a “save config” but this is not very smart.

Your approach is much more smart, but works only on EXOS - no VSP, no EOS, …

Re: XMC CLI Task - sleep X seconds

StephanH — Wed, 26 May 2021 01:19:02 GMT

Hello Matthias,

TCL is the trick. You have to hide your “sleep X” command from the switch CLI.

Therefore select TCL (not CLI) and use (for a test):

show time
sleep 15
show time

Should work fine.

Re: XMC CLI Task - sleep X seconds

M_Nees — Wed, 26 May 2021 12:17:23 GMT

Hi Stephan,

i cannot select TCL in a CLI Command Task. If yes how ?

Switch over to Tasks - add script … this enters the compexity of scripts … (if i do that i use python - time.sleep X)

It seems XMC cannot handle this at this point.

BR,
Matthias

Re: XMC CLI Task - sleep X seconds

StephanH — Wed, 26 May 2021 12:31:02 GMT

Hello Matthias,

you can't switch to TCL in CLI Command, that's correct. As far as I know CLI Command is a plain command input option without an intepreter, therefore you have to switch to task an TCL.

But as I wrote in difference to python no further code is necessary (only three lines from your example) therefore the code part is not realy complexe only the menus to start a script and select an name and usergroup is more complexe.