problem with switchport description when using a script file

[Frank C]

When I try using plink to execute switchport description commands I am having a problem

interface fc1/9 ;
switchport description Server_1 ;
interface fc1/10 ;
switchport description Server_2 ;
EXIT

results in the port description for fc1/9 being changed to :

Server_1 ;interface fc1/10 ; switchport description Server_2 ;EXIT

I have tried enclosing the name in "" & '' but the quotes are just included in the description.

Other scripts using multiple lines that end with ; work fine. 

[Frank C]

I forgot to mention the switch is an MDS 9513 on version 6.2(19)

[Rick1776]

Try to have the script with each command in quotes with 'conf t' in the script and see if that works.

See the following document.

https://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/storage/san_switches/mds9000/sw/rel_1_x/1_3/san-os/command/reference/CR01ntro.html#wp1257215

[Rick1776]

I don't see any example where it has the semicolon

I usually see the following..
switch# show file slot0:testfile
conf t
interface fc 1/1
no shutdown
end
sh interface fc1/1

Standard text.

See the following link page 54...
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/mds9000/sw/4_1/configuration/guides/cli_4_1/clibook.pdf

[Frank C]

Thanks for the replies but I think my situation is different. I am not logging onto the switch to execute the script. I use plink to run the commands from an external txt file

plink -load switch1 -m commands.txt > output.doc

I have been using conf t - just forgot to paste into the example.

I have to use ; for multiple lines and it works perfectly - the only problem I have is with the switchport description command as it doesn't seem to recognise where the text for the description ends. 

I tried enclosing in quotes but that fails with syntax error 

[Rick1776]

what if you separate the command by a ! for example

interface fc 1/1
!
no shutdown
!
end
!
sh interface fc1/1

[Rick1776]

also change it from a .doc format to a .txt format.