Using 2 batch files I can ping a network and the client IP addresses...is there any way to modify the batch files below so P1.BAT SET variable can include numbers 1 thru 253; in other words can I create a variable and count 1 --> 253 and pass that value to the second batch file? Searched all night with no luck and I know there is a simple solution. P1.BAT ========= FOR %%I IN (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16) DO CAll c:\p2.bat %%I P2.BAT ========== ping -a 192.168.0.%1 >> c:\preslt.txt Thanks.

try reading http://gearbox.maem.umr.edu/~batch/intrin1.htm It has an example where it allows the user to rename files with consecutive numbers. maybe you can adapt it? just try searching at wwww.google.com for: dos batch "count OR counter" Sorry I can't be exact...it's been 7 years since i even touched a batch file....I used to know it inside and out...now it looks so foreign to me :P (i'm just passing by...I spend my time in the other forums...this is the first time i'm in this forum)

First of all, you don't really need two batch files, you can make that all with only one, like this: @echo off if "%1"=="GoTo:" %1%2 FOR %%I IN (1 2 3) DO call %0 GoTo: ping %%I goto eof :ping ping -a 192.168.0.%3 >> c:\preslt.txt :eof That's called subroutine. About the counting, there are many ways to do that. Here's one of them: @echo off if "%1"=="GoTo:" %1%2 set quit=0 for %%? in (0 1 2 3) do call %0 GoTo: C2 %%? set quit= goto eof :C2 for %%? in (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9) do call %0 GoTo: C3 %3%%? goto eof :C3 for %%? in (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9) do call %0 GoTo: C4 %3%%? goto eof :C4 if "%quit%"=="1" goto eof if "%3"=="253" set quit=1 ping -a 192.168.0.%3 >> c:\preslt.txt:eof :eof That will cause the number to have additional zeros (001 002 003...). If you don't want that, use this second one, which won't give any additional zeros (1 2 3...): @echo off SET T1=%TEMP%.\TEMP1.BAT SET T2=%TEMP%.\TEMP2.BAT SET T3=%TEMP%.\TEMP3.BAT echo e100'SET %%1='> %T1% for %%? in (n%T2% rcx 7 w q) do echo %%?>>%T1% DEBUG nul type nul>%T1% :loop copy/y %T2% %T3% > nul echo.!>> %T1% FIND.EXE/c "!" > %T3% call %T3% IP ping -a 192.168.0.%IP% >> c:\preslt.txt:eof if "%IP%"=="253" goto loopend goto loop :loopend for %%? in (%T1% %T2% %T3%) do if exist %%? del %%? for %%? in (T1 T2 T3) do set %%?= WATCH OUT FOR LINE WRAPPING ON BOTH SCRIPTS! That's all for Win9x. If you're on NT, it's a lot easier: FOR /L %%a in (1,1,253) do ( ping -a 192.168.0.%%a >> c:\preslt.txt:eof ) -- Leonardo Pignataro - Secret_Doom -- secret_doom@hotmail.com www.batch.hpg.com.br%

SORRY IF THIS MESSAGE IS POSTED TWICE! IF IT IS, CONSIDER THE SECOND ONE First of all, you don't really need two batch files, you can make that all with only one, like this: @echo off if "%1"=="GoTo:" %1%2 FOR %%I IN (1 2 3) DO call %0 GoTo: ping %%I goto eof :ping ping -a 192.168.0.%3 >> c:\preslt.txt :eof That's called subroutine. About the counting, there are many ways to do that. Here's one of them: @echo off if "%1"=="GoTo:" %1%2 set quit=0 for %%? in (0 1 2 3) do call %0 GoTo: C2 %%? set quit= goto eof :C2 for %%? in (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9) do call %0 GoTo: C3 %3%%? goto eof :C3 for %%? in (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9) do call %0 GoTo: C4 %3%%? goto eof :C4 if "%quit%"=="1" goto eof if "%3"=="253" set quit=1 ping -a 192.168.0.%3 >> c:\preslt.txt:eof :eof That will cause the number to have additional zeros (001 002 003...). If you don't want that, use this second one, which won't give any additional zeros (1 2 3...): @echo off SET T1=%TEMP%.\TEMP1.BAT SET T2=%TEMP%.\TEMP2.BAT SET T3=%TEMP%.\TEMP3.BAT echo e100'SET %%1='> %T1% for %%? in (n%T2% rcx 7 w q) do echo %%?>>%T1% DEBUG < %T1% > nul type nul>%T1% :loop copy/y %T2% %T3% > nul echo.!>> %T1% FIND.EXE/c "!" < %T1% >> %T3% call %T3% IP ping -a 192.168.0.%IP% >> c:\preslt.txt:eof if "%IP%"=="253" goto loopend goto loop :loopend for %%? in (%T1% %T2% %T3%) do if exist %%? del %%? for %%? in (T1 T2 T3) do set %%?= WATCH OUT FOR LINE WRAPPING ON BOTH SCRIPTS! That's all for Win9x. If you're on NT, it's a lot easier: FOR /L %%a in (1,1,253) do ( ping -a 192.168.0.%%a >> c:\preslt.txt:eof ) -- Leonardo Pignataro - Secret_Doom -- secret_doom@hotmail.com www.batch.hpg.com.br

Thanks for input. Great stuff. One additonal minor issue: It there a way to only pipe the results if I have successful PING? Thanks.