So, which is it? The message referenced in Mr. Perez's posting says the
DEP is in a Microsoft process, not Expect. But Yaron seems to indicate
the problem is in Expect.
 
I don't have a setup where I can test myself. However, one should be
able to test by writing some simple expect scripts that run other
programs. If one can write expect scripts on windows that work
successfully, using the same syntax as when you call plink.exe, then the
problem seems, to me, to be plink's problem.
 
But maybe I'm just way too inexperienced in these things.
 

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From: expect-bounces@[...].com
[mailto:expect-bounces@[...].com] On Behalf Of Perez,
Aaron P.
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 2:53 PM
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Subject: Re: [Expect] exp_spawn failed on Windows 2003
withDEP(DataExecutionPrevention)



Oops, I thought I replied to the list but only replied to Yaron.

 

I had several issues that caused problems when we upgraded from Expect
for Window NT 5.21 to the latest ActiveTcl/Expect.; in our scripts we
were spawning cmd.exe then having that process run telnet.exe.

 

1)       Original dbghelp.dll from M$ 'faulty'
http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/expect/3117206 

2)       DEP causes conflict
http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/expect/3560243 

3)       ActiveTcl/Expect can not 'see' an executed program's output
from a spawned process (i.e. Expect spawns cmd.exe then cmd.exe executes
another program. Expect only sees cmd.exe's output)
http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/expect/3472932 

 

Sounds like #3 isn't a problem but maybe #1 will help?

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Peryanty
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 7:41 AM
To: Virden, Larry W.; expect@[...].com
Subject: Re: [Expect] exp_spawn failed on Windows 2003 with
DEP(DataExecutionPrevention)
Importance: Low

 

The DEP prevents my script from running.

It seems to be the Expect problem.