topic RE: Script synax that waits on user input before committing changes? in ExtremeSwitching (EXOS/Switch Engine)

Script synax that waits on user input before committing changes?

Stephen_Stormon — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 22:36:00 GMT

We want to create a script that will do the following:

show port 5:2,6:1 info
Wait for user to answer if the ports shown are the correct ports to be disabled
If yes execute "disable port 5:2,6:1", then execute "save config"
If no abort

I haven't been able to find a tcl example that incorporates waiting for user input with a if/then.

RE: Script synax that waits on user input before committing changes?

Dorian_Perry — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 23:03:00 GMT

Hi Stephen,

I think you may be looking for the Built-In Function: $READ(prompt)

#Example:
set var CLI.OUT " "
show port 5:2, 6:1 information
show var CLI.OUT

set var answer $READ(Are these the correct ports to be disabled?)

#logic based on input

RE: Script synax that waits on user input before committing changes?

Matthew_Helm1 — Sat, 06 Feb 2016 00:30:00 GMT

or something like:

disable clip
set var ports "1,2"
set var cli.out 0
show ports $ports info detail
show var cli.out
set var ok $TCL(concat "Disable ports" $ports "?")
show var ok
set var ok $READ(yes or no?)
set var t $TCL(string equal $ok "yes")
if $t then
disable port $ports
save
endif

RE: Script synax that waits on user input before committing changes?

Stephen_Stormon — Sat, 06 Feb 2016 03:59:00 GMT

Thanks! Any way we can also echo the saving progress without showing the rest of the code?

RE: Script synax that waits on user input before committing changes?

Matthew_Helm1 — Sat, 06 Feb 2016 09:14:00 GMT

Well, not really the saving process... but I added the "show var cli.out" after the "save" line and below is that is the output.

disable clipset var ports "1,2"
set var cli.out 0
show ports $ports info detail
show var cli.out
set var ok $TCL(concat "Disable ports" $ports "?")
show var ok
set var ok $READ(yes or no?)
set var t $TCL(string equal $ok "yes")
if $t then
disable port $ports
save
show var cli.out
endif

....

Disable ports 1,2 ? yes or no?
yes
The configuration file primary.cfg already exists.
Saving configuration on master Node .. done!
Configuration saved to primary.cfg successfully.

RE: Script synax that waits on user input before committing changes?

Stephen_Stormon — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 04:48:00 GMT

Perfect! Thanks a lot!