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  • Paperback: 602 pages
  • Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. (1 Dec 1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1565920902
  • ISBN-13: 978-1565920903
  • Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 17.8 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 258,314 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Written by the author of Expect, this book explains how this part of the UNIX toolbox can be used to automate TelNet, FTP, PASSWD, RLOGIN and other interactive applications. Based on TCL (tool control language), Expect lets the user automate interactive applications that have previously been extremely difficult to handle with any scripting language.

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Written by the author of Expect, this is the first book to explain how this part of the UNIX toolbox can be used to automate Telnet, FTP, passwd, rlogin, and hundreds of other interactive applications. Based on Tcl (Tool Command Language), Expect lets you automate interactive applications that have previously been extremely difficult to handle with any scripting language.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good on tcl frustrating on expect, 21 Feb 1999
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The coverage of tcl upon which expect is based is very good - better in a lot of ways than actual tcl/tk books. However the main part of the book on expect is very frustrating - the author will introduce a subject and then tell you he will show you a better/different way in another chapter. This happens very frequently and it gives the book a rather hapharzd feel. Having said that it is about the only book dedicated to expect so if you want to learn an extremely useful tool you'd better buy it.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Badly organized, verbose, frustrating., 24 Nov 1998
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This is about the hardest-to-use computer language book I've ever encountered. Its "conversational" tone reads like a ceaseless wandering monologue. Frequently Libes introduces a new concept, and proceeds to meander into philosophy, opinion, history, advanced uses, and problems encountered therein. It is *much* too long; it's badly organized; it's useless as a reference manual. I would pay big bucks for ANY other book on Expect, but unfortunately there doesn't appear to be one. Libes created a very powerful and useful tool, but he doesn't write well, IMHO.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Much better than Ousterhout's self-Tcl book, 19 April 2001
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The index is pretty complete. I use it at work as a reference book. It is also slimmer than my other programming books. Using the sample problems, I can spot solution patterns I need many-a-time. In many places, he includes page numbers to cite other sections of his book, and this helps keep from getting lost in his writing. If you are new to Tcl, this book may be a whisker higher up on the learning curve than you're looking for. Expect is based on Tcl, but this book isn't meant to teach Tcl. You probably should get a good Tcl book to sit on the shelf next to it. (I have one).
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This book is misleading. When i started reading this book, i thought hey, it's not too bad i'm understanding this so far and this guy tries to be humourous at times. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good examples, good index, good explanations
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