I wrote a little c# app to help with this, if anybody is interested. The steps were:
1. modify your .bashrc as mentioned above (i changed the variable name):
if [ -f $HOME/pwdputtyscript.sh ]
then
source $HOME/pwdputtyscript.sh
cd $PUTTYSTARTDIR
rm -f $HOME/pwdputtyscript.sh
fi
2. Add a custom command in WinSCP to say: "C:\mydir\WinSCPPutty.exe" !U !P !@ !/
and give it a shortcut like Shift+Ctrl+Alt+P
3. Make a c# console app with the following in Program.cs:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.IO;
using System.Diagnostics;
namespace WinSCPPutty
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//args = [user pass host dir]
string user, pass, host, dir;
if (args.Length < 3)
return;
if (args.Length < 4)
dir = "~";
user = args[0];
pass = args[1];
host = args[2];
dir = args[3];
try
{
string puttyexe = @"C:\Program Files (x86)\PuTTY\putty.exe"; //you'll need to edit the putty location as needed
string filename = System.IO.Path.GetTempPath() + "cdputty.txt";
string txt = "echo PUTTYSTARTDIR=" + dir + " > ~/pwdputtyscript.sh";
string logintxt = user + "@" + host + " -pw " + pass;
File.WriteAllText(filename, txt);
ProcessStartInfo ps = new ProcessStartInfo(puttyexe, logintxt + " -m \"" + filename + "\"");
ps.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;
Process p = Process.Start(ps);
p.WaitForExit();
File.Delete(filename);
Process.Start(puttyexe, logintxt);
}
catch (Exception)
{
}
}
}
}
note: after creating the project, I noticed that setting project properties to output a "windows application" instead of console kept it from popping up unnecessary windows.
Now when you click the shortcut, it calls that new EXE and feeds it your current username, password, host, and current dir. The EXE then launches putty once (invisibly) to create the ~/pwdputtyscript.sh on the remote computer. It then launches putty, logs you in, and the .bashrc stuff brings you to the correct directory and cleans everything up. Importantly, no information about your username or password are ever saved in any file... they're all being transmitted between applications as arguments.
It's a hack to be sure, but it does the job.