[OperaMan]

My first post, here we go:
I'm writing an apple script to launch telnet within the terminal then connect to a server so I do not have to do this everytime I wish to connect to the server. I have gotten the terminal to open telnet, but I cannot get it to tell telnet "open (IP number)". This is what I have so far:

tell application "Terminal"
activate
do script with command "telnet"
(don't know what to put here to tell telnet to open an IP)
tell window 1
set background color to "black"
set cursor color to "green"
set normal text color to "green"
set bold text color to "green"
set number of columns to 80
set number of rows to 40
end tell
end tell

Any help would be appreciated.

[pinlo]

do script with command "telnet 127.0.0.1"

[Camelot]

Actually, the 'with command' parameter id deprecated and should no longer be used. While it does still work now, it may not in future versions.

The 'correct' way is simply:

Code:
tell application "Terminal"
   do script "telnet 1.2.3.4" -- or whatever IP address
end tell

The alternative is to save a terminal session and open that directly.

Use File -> New Command to execute a terminal command in a new window (in this case, your telnet command). Set the window settings, size, colors, etc. to whatever you want, then save the window (File -> Save).

The resulting .term file will contain all the parameters about that window, including position, size, colors, etc, and the fact that the telnet command was used to initiate it. You can then open that .term file and reset all those options:

Code:
tell application "Finder"
   open "path:to:file.term" using application "Terminal"
end tell

viola.

If you save the .term file in ~/Library/Application Support/Terminal/ it'll be available in the Terminal's File -> Library menu for quick access, too.

[Xeo]

Originally posted by Camelot:
viola.

[OperaMan]

Thank you for all the help so fast, but I have one last question. I tried saving the session like you suggested but it won't save so I'm logged all the way in, so I have chosen to use an applescript. What script would I use to tell it to type in my password then hit enter?