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Dear All,
I had 2 questions about using the command line within Windows XP to stream
line support functions. I am trying to write some batch files but have
encountered the following problems, that I was hoping that someone would be
able to help me with:
1 - I'm trying to test through a command line in an if statement if a
computer that I am trying to connect to is on. I thought of using a ping
command and then trying to rip the "Recieved" packet number out of the
output, then if that number is greater than 0 the computer is turned on. But,
here in lies the problem, I'm trying to do that using the FOR /F command but
given that a ping can output up to 8 lines of text, does anyone know how I
could delimit the output by carridge return / line feed to break the output
up into each line, then I can rip the recieved packet value out of the
string. Or is there a simpler way of testing whether a computer is powered on
through the command line?
2- My second question was is there a command line switch for Computer
management (%SystemRoot%\system32\compmgmt.msc) that I could use to connect
automatically to a remote network computer? It seems like a simple thing to
do, but I haven't been able to find any directions either on Microsoft.com or
Google.
Thank you for your learned advice in advance.
Sam Horwood
Dear All,
I had 2 questions about using the command line within Windows XP to stream
line support functions. I am trying to write some batch files but have
encountered the following problems, that I was hoping that someone would be
able to help me with:
1 - I'm trying to test through a command line in an if statement if a
computer that I am trying to connect to is on. I thought of using a ping
command and then trying to rip the "Recieved" packet number out of the
output, then if that number is greater than 0 the computer is turned on. But,
here in lies the problem, I'm trying to do that using the FOR /F command but
given that a ping can output up to 8 lines of text, does anyone know how I
could delimit the output by carridge return / line feed to break the output
up into each line, then I can rip the recieved packet value out of the
string. Or is there a simpler way of testing whether a computer is powered on
through the command line?
2- My second question was is there a command line switch for Computer
management (%SystemRoot%\system32\compmgmt.msc) that I could use to connect
automatically to a remote network computer? It seems like a simple thing to
do, but I haven't been able to find any directions either on Microsoft.com or
Google.
Thank you for your learned advice in advance.
Sam Horwood
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