the following is supposed to return the ip address of a known host (who's name is resolved to an ip).

I know it works on Windows NT and Windows 2K, and wonder if it works on 9x and XP also ...

code:

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break on cls

$Computer = 'Any host with name resolution'
$ipfile   = '%temp%\ip.txt'

shell '%Comspec% /q /e:1024 /c for /F "tokens=2 delims=[]" %%i IN ('+ chr(39) + '"ping $Computer -n 1 | find "]""' + chr(39) + ') do echo %%i >' + $ipfile

$   = open(1,$ipfile,2)
$ip = readline(1)
$   = close(1)
del $ipfile
? $ip ?

get $

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Thanx in advance

Jochen

[ 06 August 2001: Message edited by: jpols ]

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J.

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I tested it on Windows 95a and I get the following error:

Invalid Switch
Syntax Error

Here are some links for you to take a look at if you want.

1.
Batch File Command Reference for Windows 2000 http://www.labmice.net/articles/batchcmds.htm

2.
Batfiles: The DOS batch file programming handbook and tutorial http://home7.inet.tele.dk/batfiles/index.htm

3. http://www.ericphelps.com

4.
Creating and Processing Lists of File Names http://www.ericphelps.com/batch/lists/filelist.htm

5.
Using FOR To Process Data Lines http://www.ericphelps.com/batch/lines/word-for.htm

6. http://www.csulb.edu/~murdock/dosindex.html

7.
Excellent Site http://www.fpschultze.de/batstuff.html

8.
Excellent Site http://www.jsiinc.com/reghack.htm

9.
Good List http://is-it-true.org/nt/

Hope this is helpful

[ 07 August 2001: Message edited by: NTDOC ]

L8r,

- Kent

esp. for the links Docm8, so I come to the conclusion that this is NOT working for 9x (Anyways, I don't really care ) ...

The 2 most used Network Os's are supported ...

XP ? Anyone ? What is XP anyways ? Experience Problems ???

Thanx

Jochen

... going back now installing/configurating my brand NEW ThinkPad

[ 07 August 2001: Message edited by: jpols ]

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J.

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Now for something completely different :

seems to be no-one has an XP installation out there ???

[ 08 August 2001: Message edited by: jpols ]

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I will run your code on one and let you know. It is Windows 2000 with ugly MAC type icons kind of...

Or is there something else you want to know about it?

knowing that's 2000 with Mac type icons is enough LMAO ...

just a quick run of the snip would be great , Thanx

Jochen

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The code ran just fine on Windows XP (beta 2)

From command line if you type VER it comes back with:

Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.1.2462]

good to know that this line is upwards compatible

THANX Man !!

J.

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