I have a CLI application, its a Checkpoint VPN CLI utility called “trac”.

it can be run in a following way:

trac connect -s yourSite.com

then it prompts for an input, first for the username:

C:Program Files (x86)CheckPointEndpoint Connect>trac connect -s mySite.com

Connecting to mySite...............
Detecting Proxy Configuration...............
Resolving site name...............
Detecting site connectivity...............
GetAuthInfoStep...............

        Challenge: username <cursor stays after the word "username" and awaits input of a username>

Then if you entered a username and pressed Enter, it continues to run and produces the following output:

C:Program Files (x86)CheckPointEndpoint Connect>trac connect -s mySite.com
Connecting to mySite...............
Detecting Proxy Configuration...............
Resolving site name...............
Detecting site connectivity...............
GetAuthInfoStep...............

        Challenge: username**[email protected]**  // bold text is what I entered
Connecting to site...............
Policy on gateway has changed...............
Detecting Proxy Configuration...............
Resolving site name...............
Retrieving site information...............
Checking if a client update is available...............
GetAuthInfoStep...............
Connecting to site...............

        Challenge: password: <cursor again stays after the word "password" and awaits input and Enter press>

So, what I need is to learn if there is a way to code a bat script that will:

1. run this command.
2. when the application asks for username the script is gonna enter the username and press enter.
3. when the application asks for password the script is gonna enter the password and press enter.

Trying to automate my everyday VPN login at work, but for now all I found in the internets was “how to login to a website”, and none of the questions resemble mine.

I tried something like this:

cd C:Program Files (x86)CheckPointEndpoint Connect
echo username & echo password| trac connect -s mySite.com
pause

It produces the following output:

C:Program Files (x86)CheckPointEndpoint Connect>echo usernam & echo password| trac connect -s mySite.com
username
password

Connecting to mySite...............
Detecting Proxy Configuration...............
Resolving site name...............
Detecting site connectivity...............
GetAuthInfoStep...............

        Challenge: usernameConnecting to site...............
Policy on gateway has changed...............
Detecting Proxy Configuration...............
Resolving site name...............
Retrieving site information...............
Checking if a client update is available...............
GetAuthInfoStep...............
Connecting to site...............

        Challenge: password: <and then stays here forever, not reacting to my keyboard input, only reacts to CTRL+C and asks if I want to stop the batch script>

Any hints how I can do that? Thx in advance!