Need to create a batchfile, which sends Alerts

[Alok_Kumar]

Dear All,

I need to create a batch file, which should first ping to the different i.p address, if it gets request time out from any of them, it should send mail with specific massage. Your swift response wouold be highly appriciated.

hare krishna
Alok

[Dilbert]

Good news and bad news.

Good news: It is possible to parse a ping for a timeout. You can do this by outputting the ping results to a text file and trying to find the word "timeout" in the text file.

Bad news: It is impossible to use DOS to send an email. DOS is too old, I'm afraid.

[Alok_Kumar]

Thanks Dilbirt,

So any work around of my problem ?

hare krishna
Alok

[ghostdog74]

you can use command line tools for sending emails such as blat

then do something like this assuming only 2 ips. (substitute the blat command as desired)

Code: [Select]

@echo off
set ip=10.10.10.11 10.10.20.2
for /F  "tokens=1* delims= " %%i in ("%ip%") do (
      ping -n 2 %%i > nul
      if errorlevel 1 echo fail
      ping -n 2 %%j > nul
      if errorlevel 1 echo fail
)


[Alok_Kumar]

Thank Ghost,

I did get success to send mail through blat, but I am still not able to figure out, how I can use your script in a btchfile, which triggers automatically and send mail back to me
indicating a perticular i.p unable to ping. I've used the given below command to send mail
thanks, once again.


 blat c:\emp.txt -to [email protected] -subject "Test"

hare krishna
Alok

[gpl]

If you are running on a modern windows system, you could always use a bit of vbs to send the email and call the vbs from your batch using START....

Graham

[Alok_Kumar]

Thanks Gpl,

can't I use, batch programming to achieve this, because, I don't have V.B in my system.
Please advise me, how can implement the above given logic in my last post through batch file programming.

hare krishna
Alok

[Sidewinder]

Code: [Select]

@echo off
set ip=10.10.10.11 10.10.20.2
for /F  "tokens=1* delims= " %%i in ("%ip%") do (
      ping -n 2 %%i > nul
      if errorlevel 1 (
              set msg=Ping failed: %%i
              blat c:\emp.txt -to [email protected] -subject %msg%
             )
)
VBScript is installed with all Windows versions except Win95A. The current version is 5.6.

Good luck.  8-)

PS. Sending an email with VBScipt has been posted many times. If you need furthur assistance let us know and yes, you can launch a VBScript from a batch file.

PSS. For your own protection, it  is not a good idea to post email addresses.

[Alok_Kumar]

Thanks Winder,

Can you explain in brief of each step in your script. I've tested your script, but it's not working. though, when using only blat, I can send mail. pleas suggest, what causes this script to fail?

hare krishna
Alok

[Sidewinder]

I've tested your script, but it's not working

Please be specific, our resident mystic was run over by a truck. She never saw it coming . Post your console output.

 8-)

Actually I just copied a previous snippet from your thread and added the blat command.

[Alok_Kumar]

Once again thanks Winder, I did use the script, which I am pasting below on the board.

@echo off
set ip=110.110.6.5 110.110.6.4
for /F  "tokens=1* delims= " %%i in ("%ip%") do (
      ping -n 2 %%i > nul
      if errorlevel 1 (
              set msg=Ping failed: %%i
             blat c:\emp.txt -to my_email_id -subject %msg%
          )
)

 
I've saved the above script as batch file. When I double click it, command prompt screen comes up and disappers after a while, When I see my mail box, Diden't see any mail.
I need your favour, could your explain me in brief that what is doing this script step by step? thanks, once again.

hare krishna
Alok


 

[Sidewinder]

The file setups up a literal of two ip addresses separated by a space (the set statment). A loop is setup and each ip from the set statment is processed (the for statment). Each ip is pinged twice (the ping statment). Next the return code from the ping is checked (the if statment) and if it's 1 or greater (meaning the ping failed) then a message is set up and blat runs (the set and blat statments).

When debugging a file, it helps to run from a command prompt (not double clicking from explorer) and removing echo off will let you see a blow by blow description of what is happening.

For the record, I do not use blat on my machine, but the processor finds no syntax error in the file. For further assistance please post your console output.

 8-)

[Alok_Kumar]

Thanks Winder, Your help is really very helpfull to me, though I am not able to execute the last discussed codes, but still able to learn few things from you. I am pasting the code below, which I tried to run at command prompt.

C:\>set ip=132.122.6.5 132.122.6.4

C:\>for /F  "tokens=1* delims= " %%i in ("%ip%") do (
%%i was unexpected at this time.

C:\>50hr8_main.logping -n 2 %%i > nul
'50hr8_main.logping' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\>50hr8_main.logif errorlevel 1 (
'50hr8_main.logif' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\>              set msg=Ping failed: %%i

C:\>             blat c:\emp.txt -to [email protected] -subject %msg%
Blat v2.6.1 w/GSS encryption (build : Nov 18 2006 11:59:59)

Blat saw and processed these options, and was confused by the last one...
    -to [email protected]
    -subject Ping
    failed:
Do not understand argument: failed:

Win32 console utility to send mail via SMTP or post to usenet via NNTP
by P.Mendes,M.Neal,G.Vollant,T.Charron,T.Musson,H.Pesonen,A.Donchey,C.Hyde
  http://www.blat.net
syntax:
  Blat <filename> -to <recipient> [optional switches (see below)]
  Blat -install <server addr> <sender's addr> [<try>[<port>[<profile>]]] [-q]
  Blat -profile [-delete | "<default>"] [profile1] [profileN] [-q]
  Blat -h

hare krishna
Alok

[gpl]

I cannot comment about the rest of your code, but the reason the first error came up is due to the way the command processor works .... when in a batch file, %% always resolves to a single %

to run at the command prompt, your command should use single % thus
for /F  "tokens=1* delims= " %i in ("%ip%") do (

and then reference %i later on

This might remove later errors
Graham

[Alok_Kumar]

Thanks Gpl, Well I really not able to achive for which I did a post. Well, I would again like to discuss my problem.I just need to creata a batch file, which should ping to some machine and if it gets failed then it should mailed back to me , stating the ping gets failed. If you have any working procedure, then do let me know of those, As I really need to achive the above discussed logic as soon as possible. Thanks, once again.

hare krishna
Alok