On windows, winnt_debug is pretty handy.

Perhaps this'll help isolate the issue.

package require Expect
exp_internal 1
set exp::winnt_debug 1
exp_spawn telnet localhost
expect Login:
exp_send "root\r"




-shishir



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>  Message: 1
>  Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 16:14:25 -0500
>  From: "Rufus Smith" <rufus.smith@[...].com>
>  Subject: Re: [Expect] Error in Expect "spawn id exp5 not open"
>  To: "Stephen Cattaneo" <Stephen.Cattaneo@[...].com>,
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>  Can you output the contents of the expect buffer?  $expect_out(buffer)?
> 
> 
> 
>  It's possible expect is terminated due to timeout and not due to
>  matching.
> 
> 
> 
>  Can you issue the telnet command manually from the windows command line
>  successfully?
> 
> 
> 
>  I often use expect in a multi-response form, with timeout as one of the
>  options, so I can
> 
>  report back the timeouts: e.g.:
> 
> 
> 
>  send_user "waiting for Project Monitor to start"
> 
> 
> 
>    expect {
> 
>       "Project Name =" { send_user "Saw Project Line \n" ; exp_continue}
> 
>      "Started." { send_user "Got Project start\n"}
> 
>      "\n" { log_window "$expect_out(buffer)"; exp_continue }
> 
>      timeout { send_user "project monitor did not start\n"}
> 
>    }
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  This loop watches the expect stream, outputting all non-matching lines
>  to the log_window function (which
> 
>  uses a label within a grid as a log window.)
> 
> 
> 
>  Here is the function, if you'd like to use it:
> 
> 
> 
>  # lines received
> 
>  set lines 0
> 
> 
> 
>  label .lbllinecount -text "$lines" -justify left
> 
>  label .log_window -width 80 -height 20 -text "<log output here>" -bg
>  white -justify left -anchor sw -font {courier 10}
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  # procedure to use a label as a log window
> 
>  proc log_window {er}  {
> 
>  global lines
> 
> 
> 
>  # ignore blank lines
> 
>  if {[string trimright $er] == ""} {return}
> 
> 
> 
>  # split the label into lines
> 
> 
> 
>  set oldtext [split [lindex [.log_window configure -text] 4 ] "\n"]
> 
> 
> 
>  # keep only the last 50 lines
> 
> 
> 
>  if  {[llength $oldtext] > 50} {lreplace $oldtext 0 0}
> 
> 
> 
>  lappend oldtext [string trimright $er]
> 
> 
> 
>  set oldtext [join $oldtext "\n"]
> 
> 
> 
>  .log_window configure -text "$oldtext"
> 
>  incr lines
> 
>  .lbllinecount configure -text "$lines"
> 
>  }
> 
> 
> 
>  ________________________________
> 
>  From: expect-bounces@[...].com
>  [mailto:expect-bounces@[...].com] On Behalf Of Stephen
>  Cattaneo
>  Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 4:03 PM
>  To: expect@[...].com
>  Subject: Re: [Expect] Error in Expect "spawn id exp5 not open"
> 
> 
> 
>  Try the script with exp_internal  on,  see if that gives you more info.
> 
> 
> 
>  -s
> 
> 
> 
>  ________________________________
> 
>  From: Suresh Sundararaman [mailto:suresh_serc@[...].com]
>  Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 12:57 PM
>  To: Stephen Cattaneo
>  Subject: RE: [Expect] Error in Expect "spawn id exp5 not open"
> 
> 
> 
>  I still get the same error even though i inserted sleep as you told me.
> 
>  ________________________________
> 
>  Subject: RE: [Expect] Error in Expect "spawn id exp5 not open"
>  Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 12:13:42 -0700
>  From: Stephen.Cattaneo@[...].com
>  To: suresh_serc@[...].com
> 
>  This is common error with expect.  Trying inserting a few sleeps:
> 
>  package require Expect
>  spawn telnet 192.168.xx.xx
>  expect login:
> 
>  sleep 2
>  send "root\r"
>  expect Password:
> 
>  sleep 2
>  send "admin123\r"
>  expect #
> 
>  sleep 2
>  send "\r"
>  expect #
>  send "show run\r"
>  expect #
> 
> 
> 
>  ________________________________
> 
>  From: expect-bounces@[...].com
>  [mailto:expect-bounces@[...].com] On Behalf Of Suresh
>  Sundararaman
>  Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 12:12 PM
>  To: jeffh@activestate.com; expect@[...].com
>  Subject: [Expect] Error in Expect "spawn id exp5 not open"
> 
> 
> 
>  Jeff / Expect Gurus,
> 
>  I use Windows XP and run basic expect command in the tclsh console of
>  the activestate TCL version 8.4.15.0 and i get an error.
>  I use expect to do a telnet to the gateway and send some commands to
>  config it. But i get an error as "spawn id exp5 not open" when the send
>  command is used.
> 
>  The script is here :
> 
>  package require Expect
>  spawn telnet 192.168.xx.xx
>  expect login:
>  send "root\r"
>  expect Password:
>  send "admin123\r"
>  expect #
>  send "\r"
>  expect #
>  send "show run\r"
>  expect #
> 
>  I get the following error when i run the above file in tclsh console :
> 
>  % source GW_connect.exp
>  child process exited abnormally
>  % send: spawn id exp5 not open
>  %
>  % tclsh GW_connect.exp
>  send: spawn id exp4 not open
>      while executing
>  "send "root\r""
>      (file "GW_connect.exp" line 4)
> 
>  I tried googling but could not find any solution.Can anyone just let me
>  know why this error comes and how can i get out of it and can run the
>  script successfully.
> 
>  Eagerly waiting for the reply.
> 
>  Rgds,
>  s.suresh
> 
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>  From: Suresh Sundararaman <suresh_serc@[...].com>
>  Subject: Re: [Expect] Error in Expect "spawn id exp5 not open"
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>  Hi Stephen & Rufus,
> 
>  I used the command "exp_internal 1" and "expect_out(buffer)" and could get
>  some output. But i am unable to visualize, where i am going wrong. If you
>  people can guide me thru this, it will be really great, as i am new to this
>  error.
> 
>  Rgds,
>  s.suresh
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>  Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 13:02:52 -0700From: Stephen.Cattaneo@u4eatech.comTo:
>  expect@listserv.activestate.comSubject: Re: [Expect] Error in Expect
>  "spawn id exp5 not open"
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  Try the script with exp_internal  on,  see if that gives you more info.
> 
>  -s
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  From: Suresh Sundararaman [mailto:suresh_serc@[...].com] Sent:
>  Wednesday, August 08, 2007 12:57 PMTo: Stephen CattaneoSubject: RE: [Expect]
>  Error in Expect "spawn id exp5 not open"
> 
>  I still get the same error even though i inserted sleep as you told me.
> 
> 
> 
>  Subject: RE: [Expect] Error in Expect "spawn id exp5 not open"Date: Wed, 8
>  Aug 2007 12:13:42 -0700From: Stephen.Cattaneo@u4eatech.comTo:
>  suresh_serc@[...].com
> 
>  This is common error with expect.  Trying inserting a few sleeps:
>  package require Expectspawn telnet 192.168.xx.xxexpect login:
>  sleep 2send "root\r"expect Password:
>  sleep 2send "admin123\r"expect #
>  sleep 2send "\r"expect #send "show run\r"expect #
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  From: expect-bounces@[...].com [mailto:
>  expect-bounces@[...].com] On Behalf Of Suresh
>  SundararamanSent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 12:12 PMTo:
>  jeffh@activestate.com; expect@listserv.activestate.comSubject: [Expect]
>  Error in Expect "spawn id exp5 not open"
> 
>  Jeff / Expect Gurus, I use Windows XP and run basic expect command in the
>  tclsh console of the activestate TCL version 8.4.15.0 and i get an error.Iuse expect to do
 a telnet to the gateway and send some commands to config
>  it. But i get an error as "spawn id exp5 not open" when the send command is
>  used. The script is here : package require Expectspawn telnet
>  192.168.xx.xxexpect login: send "root\r"expect Password: send
>  "admin123\r"expect #send "\r"expect #send "show run\r"expect # I get the
>  following error when i run the above file in tclsh console : % source
>  GW_connect.expchild process exited abnormally% send: spawn id exp5 not
>  open%% tclsh GW_connect.expsend: spawn id exp4 not open    while
>  executing"send "root\r""    (file "GW_connect.exp" line 4) I tried googling
>  but could not find any solution.Can anyone just let me know why this error
>  comes and how can i get out of it and can run the script successfully.
>  Eagerly waiting for the reply. Rgds,s.suresh
> 
> 
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