How to change directory on Windows server using ssh connection

[perlrmhu]

I use ssh password-less connection to connect to a Windows server from a Linux server. The connection is made to the E:\FTP working directory. I did a dir to list the file in the working directory. I had no output. I need to change directory to E:\pilot\dev_te st directory.
I tried to use chdir(). It did not work. Followings are the code. Can anyone please help?

#!/usr/local/bin/perl
use Net::SSH::Perl;
use Net::SCP::Expect;
my $remote_host = "remote_Windows_server.com";
my $user = "aacesrdev";
my $ssh = Net::SSH::Perl->new($remote_host, debug => 1, identity_files =>["/home/aacesrdev/.ssh/id_rsa"], protocol=>'2,1');
$ssh->login($user);
my $cmd = "dir";
my($stdout, $stderr, $exit) = $ssh->cmd($cmd);
print "stderr= $stderr\n";
print "stdout= $stdout\n";
print "exit = $exit\n";
my($stdout, $stderr, $exit) = $ssh->cmd(chdir("E:\pilot\dev_test"));
print "stderr= $stderr\n";
print "stdout= $stdout\n";
print "exit = $exit\n";

The outputs are as below:
stderr=
stdout=
exit = 8772
stderr=
stdout=
exit = 8772

[perlrmhu]

How to change directory on Windows server using ssh?

I use ssh connection to connect to a Windows server from a Linux server. The connection is made to the E:\FTP working directory. I need to change directory to E:\pilot\dev_te st directory. I run the code as below. I had error on the windows server: "[057] RSSHD 7.00: .\sshd.cpp:Wind owsSessionServe r::HandleProces sExit(8052) Session server 294: Executing command in working directory 'E:\FTP' failed: Child process could not be created." Can anyone please help?

#!/usr/local/bin/perl
use Net::SSH::Perl;
use Net::SCP::Expect;
my $remote_host = "remote_Windows_server.com";
my $user = "aacesrdev";
my $ssh = Net::SSH::Perl->new($remote_host, debug => 1, identity_files =>["/home/aacesrdev/.ssh/id_rsa"], protocol=>'2,1');
$ssh->login($user);
my($stdout, $stderr, $exit) = $ssh->cmd(chdir("E:\pilot\dev_test"));

[numberwhun]

Did you mean to have the line commented out that would create the new ssh object?

Regards,

Jeff

[perlrmhu]

Sorry. That is my mistake. That line should not be commented out. I played around with different ssh connections. I forgot to remove the comment sign when I posted my questions.

Thanks,

Randy

[RonB]

Try using single quotes in the chdir command instead of the double quotes.

Or, use forward slashes instead of back slashes.

[perlrmhu]

RonB, The windows server I want to test the Perl code is down during the holidays. I will try what you suggested as soon as the server is up. thanks,