ping ip > file.txt

might work. Then read the file. There are a number of DOS utilities you could use to parse this file or search it but a full kix version might also be possible.

But might not it be more direct to just attch then test if the attach was successful.

[This message has been edited by JackLothian (edited 29 August 2000).]

i have the stuff together to do this ,
the only question is Your Environment , means
after what timeout do You decide a server to
be down ?
Please answer this and i'll 'toolbox' an example ... [if i can take the time ]

Jochen

P.S. : Do You have to loop Servers from an input file ?

[This message has been edited by jpols (edited 30 August 2000).]

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Jochen

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Yo Jochen, got your e-mail

[This message has been edited by BoxKite (edited 30 August 2000).]

code:

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BREAK ON
$timeout = 5000 		;in milliseconds
$Server = "ServerName"
$Share = "ShareName"
SHELL "%Comspec% /e:1024 /C ping " + $Server + " -n 1 -w " + $timeout + " | find /C " + CHR(34) + "TTL=" + CHR(34) +" > nul"
IF @error = 0
	;USE K: '\\$Server\$Share'  OR 
	 USE K: "\\" + $Server + "\" + $Share
		IF @error = 0
			;do nothing
		ELSE
			? "Error - [" + @ERROR + "]" + " - " + @SERROR
		ENDIF
ELSE 
    ?"no reply from " + $Server
ENDIF
USE List  ; for test purposes
get $x
Exit

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for the loop[inputfile] thought you need it for administrative scripts or something ...

Please share yer experiences with us

Bye
Jochen

b.t.w.: Carpe Diem !

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Glad i could help !

Jochen

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yap, i would have choose this one if i only saw the film before reading the Short Story
[S.King] ...
but BICYCLE-REPAIR-MAN is the more the nice
guy (a.k.a. : episode #(can't remember) of Monty Pythons Flying Circus)

J.

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Bryce

J.

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