Author Topic: Ping Test Bat (Read 13838 times)

Ryuk · « **on:** January 08, 2012, 01:44:37 PM »

Im tring to make a batch file that will run a ping test. Basically, this is what I really have an Im going off memory

@echo off

1 Preform a self Ping Test?
2 Enter a IP too Ping
3 Exit

if
Ping 127.0.0.1
else
ping

Exit

Raven19528 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 08, 2012, 05:43:50 PM »

What are you trying to accomplish here? You don't have this in any sort of Batch script language. Are you wanting a menu? What do you want the options to do?

From what I can gather, try this:

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@echo off
:Menu
cls
echo 1 Perform a self Ping Test
echo 2 Enter a IP to Ping
echo 3 Exit
echo.
set /p ans=

if "%ans%"=="1" (
  ping 127.0.0.1
  pause
  goto Menu
)
if "%ans%"=="2" (
  set /p ip=IP: 
  ping %ip%
  pause
  goto Menu
if "%ans%"=="3" (exit)
goto Menu

This program will require that you press 3 to exit. It also will only do something with a 1 2 or 3, and will display the Menu again if it receives anything else. When asking for something, please be much more specific as to what you want, as that is more helpful in the long run.

Ryuk · « **Reply #2 on:** January 11, 2012, 10:24:49 AM »

I wanted to be able to run a batch file that opened a batch file for network testing. I wanted to have three options as indicated there to be selected. I havent done anything with dos for a while so sorry if the code seems noobish. If its anything other then 3 I wanted it to come back as not a vaild choice.

Raven19528 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 11, 2012, 11:27:03 AM »

Quote from: Ryuk on January 11, 2012, 10:24:49 AM

I wanted to be able to run a batch file that opened a batch file for network testing.

Is there a reason to have the batch call another batch? It would seem simpler overall to keep it all within the same file. Currently it pings the loopback address with option 1, pings an entered IP for option 2, and exits for option 3. If you would like to add more functionality to it, it shouldn't be problematic to have it all happen within the construct it is in now.

Quote from: Ryuk on January 11, 2012, 10:24:49 AM

If its anything other then 3 I wanted it to come back as not a vaild choice.

Easy enough. This goes in between the last two lines (notice they are the top and bottom lines in this snippet):

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if "%ans%"=="3" (exit)
echo Invalid Entry
echo.
echo Please try again
pause
goto Menu

Ryuk · « **Reply #4 on:** January 11, 2012, 11:34:01 AM »

ummm.. No sorry, that was a grammer error on my part.

Ryuk · « **Reply #5 on:** January 21, 2012, 04:10:26 PM »

Quote from: Raven19528 on January 08, 2012, 05:43:50 PM

What are you trying to accomplish here? You don't have this in any sort of Batch script language. Are you wanting a menu? What do you want the options to do?

From what I can gather, try this:

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@echo off :Menu cls echo 1 Perform a self Ping Test echo 2 Enter a IP to Ping echo 3 Exit echo. set /p ans= if "%ans%"=="1" ( ping 127.0.0.1 pause goto Menu ) if "%ans%"=="2" ( set /p ip=IP: ping %ip% pause goto Menu if "%ans%"=="3" (exit) goto Menu
This program will require that you press 3 to exit. It also will only do something with a 1 2 or 3, and will display the Menu again if it receives anything else. When asking for something, please be much more specific as to what you want, as that is more helpful in the long run.

sadly, it doesnt work. I select each of the three options an it just exits

Squashman · « **Reply #6 on:** January 21, 2012, 08:42:10 PM »

Quote from: Ryuk on January 11, 2012, 11:34:01 AM

ummm.. No sorry, that was a grammer error on my part.

Quote from: Ryuk on January 21, 2012, 04:10:26 PM

sadly, it doesnt work. I select each of the three options an it just exits

Maybe a spelling grammar error.

Squashman · « **Reply #7 on:** January 21, 2012, 08:48:05 PM »

Missing a closing parenthesis.

Ryuk · « **Reply #8 on:** January 22, 2012, 10:06:05 AM »

I didnt build this, really I just wondered about how to get user input. Also, what would of been wrong with my code

Risen91 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 22, 2012, 01:46:16 PM »

Quote from: Ryuk on January 22, 2012, 10:06:05 AM

I didnt build this, really I just wondered about how to get user input. Also, what would of been wrong with my code

The code you said at the top of the page wouldn't have worked because it isn't properly written, for example "1 Preform a self Ping Test?" would not have been displayed on screen and would have been interpreted as a command, rather than a comment. If you wanted the text to show you need to use the echo command (echo 1 Preform a self Ping Test?) as this tells Ms Dos that the following is not a command, but rather text to be printed on screen.
The user input as said by Raven19528 is the "set /p ans=" part where it will set the variable "ans" to whatever the user inputs.

Hope this helped.

Ryuk · « **Reply #10 on:** January 27, 2012, 12:12:03 AM »

I ment to say his code. I can post mine but, I know it wont work an havent done anything with it since.

Raven19528 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 30, 2012, 09:46:07 AM »

Quote from: Squashman on January 21, 2012, 08:48:05 PM

Missing a closing parenthesis.

Yes I am, try this on the last few lines:

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if "%ans%"=="2" (
  set /p ip=IP: 
  ping %ip%
  pause
  goto Menu
)
if "%ans%"=="3" (exit)
goto Menu

Notice I missed that final closing parenthesis. Try it now and see what happens.

Ryuk · « **Reply #12 on:** February 11, 2012, 10:05:59 AM »

I am able to select know. The issue still remains where it wont allow to do a loop back or for entered ip's

Squashman · « **Reply #13 on:** February 11, 2012, 05:17:34 PM »

You need to show us the exact code you are using.

Ryuk · « **Reply #14 on:** February 11, 2012, 05:23:21 PM »

Im just useing what was posted by Raven

Squashman · « **Reply #15 on:** February 11, 2012, 08:05:53 PM »

Doesn't mean you copied and pasted it correctly into your script. When you ask for help and someone says they need information from you, it would be prudent to give them the information they need. This isn't our first rodeo. Most of us have been doing this for a long time and beginners make rookie mistakes. If you want to be stubborn go right ahead but don't expect people to help you then.

Ryuk · « **Reply #16 on:** February 12, 2012, 05:55:05 PM »

What $:-\$ I coppied the exact portion of code that he chanced. Also, I have had classes in programin an what not

Squashman · « **Reply #17 on:** February 12, 2012, 07:44:06 PM »

Like I said. If you are going to be stubborn about it nobody is going to help you.

Raven19528 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 13, 2012, 05:18:42 PM »

Okay, Just so we are very clear, below is the code you are using right?

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@echo off
:Menu
cls
echo 1 Perform a self Ping Test
echo 2 Enter a IP to Ping
echo 3 Exit
echo.
set /p ans=

if "%ans%"=="1" (
  ping 127.0.0.1
  pause
  goto Menu
)
if "%ans%"=="2" (
  set /p ip=IP: 
  ping %ip%
  pause
  goto Menu
)
if "%ans%"=="3" (exit)
goto Menu

Ryuk · « **Reply #19 on:** February 14, 2012, 01:45:48 PM »

Yes, I took an coppied an pasted any new portions into it. $:-\$

Squashman · « **Reply #20 on:** February 14, 2012, 01:54:47 PM »

I just tested the code and it works. Maybe now you should do what I have been asking and copy the code from your batch file to here.

Ryuk · « **Reply #21 on:** February 14, 2012, 03:59:15 PM »

did you try the self test? Giveing it a IP

Squashman · « **Reply #22 on:** February 14, 2012, 06:56:35 PM »

I give up. Raven he is all yours. Your code works just fine for me. If he isn't going to bother to post his code or show the output from the code he is using you might as well be a dentist trying to pull a tooth from a tiger that is still awake.

Squashman · « **Reply #23 on:** February 14, 2012, 08:40:23 PM »

Finally figured out what he was talking about. Thought I just mistyped something the first time I ran it. Need to use delayed expansion on the IP variable.

Ryuk · « **Reply #24 on:** February 17, 2012, 03:52:07 PM »

so what is the issue with it :/

Raven19528 · « **Reply #25 on:** February 17, 2012, 03:54:43 PM »

Quote from: Squashman on February 14, 2012, 08:40:23 PM

Need to use delayed expansion on the IP variable.

Never even thought about that. Makes sense now.

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@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
:Menu
cls
echo 1 Perform a self Ping Test
echo 2 Enter a IP to Ping
echo 3 Exit
echo.
set /p ans=

if "%ans%"=="1" (
  ping 127.0.0.1
  pause
  goto Menu
)
if "%ans%"=="2" (
  set /p ip=IP: 
  ping !ip!
  pause
  goto Menu
)
if "%ans%"=="3" (exit)
goto

Ryuk · « **Reply #26 on:** February 17, 2012, 04:06:01 PM »

Quote from: Raven19528 on February 17, 2012, 03:54:43 PM

Never even thought about that. Makes sense now.

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@echo off setlocal enabledelayedexpansion :Menu cls echo 1 Perform a self Ping Test echo 2 Enter a IP to Ping echo 3 Exit echo. set /p ans= if "%ans%"=="1" ( ping 127.0.0.1 pause goto Menu ) if "%ans%"=="2" ( set /p ip=IP: ping !ip! pause goto Menu ) if "%ans%"=="3" (exit) goto

didnt work an menu isnt....

Salmon Trout · « **Reply #27 on:** February 17, 2012, 04:29:20 PM »

Quote from: Ryuk on February 17, 2012, 04:06:01 PM

didnt work an menu isnt....

Love these informative responses...

Ryuk · « **Reply #28 on:** February 17, 2012, 04:39:37 PM »

I thought some of the code got missing

Squashman · « **Reply #29 on:** February 17, 2012, 08:18:02 PM »

Quote from: Ryuk on February 17, 2012, 03:52:07 PM

so what is the issue with it :/

You know at some point you need to learn to fish just like you had to learn to talk and feed yourself to be self sufficient in this world. At least make an attempt at researching advice we give you.

Lemonilla · « **Reply #30 on:** February 29, 2012, 02:22:15 PM »

Wrote this up and tested it, worked on win7.
Sorry for it looking so ugly, but try it out.

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@echo off
title =Ping Tester
:Menu
color 07
cls
echo 1 Perform a self Ping Test
echo 2 Enter a IP to Ping
echo 3 Exit
echo.
set /p ans=
cls

if "%ans%"=="1" ping 127.0.0.1
if "%ans%"=="1" pause
if "%ans%"=="1" goto Menu


if "%ans%"=="2" set /p ip=IP: 
if "%ans%"=="2" ping %ip%
if "%ans%"=="2" pause
if "%ans%"=="2" goto Menu

if "%ans%"=="3" exit

color 0c
cls
echo ERROR
echo.
echo please imput a number 1-3
pause
goto menu

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