Net_Ping
Net_Ping(sComputerNameOrIp,bMustRespond)
Pings a computer by name or IP, and returns the answer in gbValue
Arguments
ARGUMENT | DESCRIPTION | TYPE |
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sComputerNameOrIp | The name or IP4 address to ping | String |
bMustRespond | If TRUE, the computer must respond. | Boolean |
Return Type
Boolean, TRUE if function completed successfully.
If bMustRespond is set to TRUE the computer must respond to the ping, otherwise the function will return FALSE
Remarks
Example
The following example will ping a server to see if it is responding. and map a share if it replies.
Private Function IncludeScript(sScriptFile) '... End Function 'Begin bStatus=True If bStatus Then bStatus=IncludeScript("customlib.cis") If bStatus Then bStatus=IncludeLibrary("Capalib.cin") If bStatus Then bStatus=IncludeLibrary("Osdlib.cin") If bStatus Then bStatus=Job_Start("WS","Script Name","1.0","ScriptName.log","INSTALL") If bStatus Then bStatus=OSD_Initialize() sServer="SERVER1" If bStatus Then bStatus=Net_Ping(sServer,False) If bStatus and gbValue Then bStatus=Net_MapNetworkDrive("S:", "\\" & sServer & "\MyShare", True, "", "") Job_End(bStatus) 'End main