[Expectperl-discuss] parsing non-ascii char's

[John M. <ex...@h0...>]

Could use some tips on how to handle/translate non-ascii
char's.

I am using Expect.pm v 1.15
           perl, v5.6.1
running on a Solaris 8 box.

I am using expect to log into Nortel switches and I want
to gather the forwarding database and vlan info.

When I simply telnet into a switch, I can see the
terminal screen cleared and then get text that looks
like:
                MAC Address Table

      Aging Time:                [ 300 seconds ]
      Find an Address:           [ 00-00-00-00-00-00 ]
      Fast Aging:                [ Enabled  ]     

    00-00-86-1D-BF-BF             Port: 11
    00-00-86-4D-68-D4             Port:  1
etc,
BUT it's really one long line with lots of special
char's in it.

I've tried several things including adding the line
   $exp->raw_pty(1);
but, so far, I've been disappointed. I'm wondering if I
can get Expect, IO:Stty, and/or IO:Tty to send me text
that's easier to parse.

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Thx
John Mahoney
ex...@h0...