Using the Rexec class

The Rexec class allows you to connect to a remote host and execute a command. To use Rexec, you must pass in a username and password valid for the desired hostname.

Note

Using the Rexec class differs from using the Rsh class in that the Rexec class performs a full login while the Rsh class is strictly based on a Remote Host authentication configuration.

Example

This example demonstrates executing a directory listing command on a remote host using the Rexec class.

[C#]

using Jscape.Telnet;

namespace RexecTest {

 class RexecExample {

         [STAThread]

         static void Main(string[] args) {

                 // Instantiate Rexec

                 Rexec rexec = new Rexec();

                 // connect to Remote Host and execute directory listing command

                 byte[] response = rexec.Execute("remotehost.com", "username", "password", "ls -al");

                 // Get Remote Host response

                 string data = rexec.Encoding.GetString(response);

                 Console.WriteLine(data);

                 Console.WriteLine("Done.");

         }

 }

}

[Visual Basic]

Imports Jscape.Telnet

Module Module1

  Sub Main()

      ' Instantiate Rexec

      Dim myRexec As Rexec = New Rexec("remotehost.com", "username", "password", "ls -al")

      ' connect to Remote Host and execute directory listing command

      Dim response As Byte() = myRexec.Execute()

      ' Get Remote Host response

      Dim data As String = myRexec.Encoding.GetString(response)

       Console.WriteLine(data)

       Console.WriteLine("Done.")

  End Sub

End Module

See also

Remote Host authentication