> I would like to create a small program to run winipcfg, ipconfig both with
> the switches, tracert, ping ip and hostname and have a place to display
the
> information.  It would also be nice to be able to save the info as a txt
or
> something.

> I have Visual Studio 6 Ent Edt.  Anyhelp would be a great start!

> thanks you in advance
> sjl

> well first you need to figure out the difference between vb and vbscript

> --

> need to e-mail me off list just get rid of "your fears" and
> drop me a line.

> > I would like to create a small program to run winipcfg, ipconfig both
with
> > the switches, tracert, ping ip and hostname and have a place to display
> the
> > information.  It would also be nice to be able to save the info as a txt
> or
> > something.

> > I have Visual Studio 6 Ent Edt.  Anyhelp would be a great start!

> > thanks you in advance
> > sjl

> ipconfig both with the switches, tracert, ping ip and hostname
> and have a place to display the information.

> Hey I already mentioned that I was new to VB in the subject line.  Besides
I
> asked around for a
> good newsgroup for VB and this is where they sent me.

> > well first you need to figure out the difference between vb and vbscript

> > --

> > need to e-mail me off list just get rid of "your fears" and
> > drop me a line.

> > > I would like to create a small program to run winipcfg, ipconfig both
> with
> > > the switches, tracert, ping ip and hostname and have a place to
display
> > the
> > > information.  It would also be nice to be able to save the info as a
txt
> > or
> > > something.

> > > I have Visual Studio 6 Ent Edt.  Anyhelp would be a great start!

> > > thanks you in advance
> > > sjl

> I wasn't being sarcastic.  YOu mentioned both vb and vb script and was
> trying to figure out which you wanted to use.

> --

> need to e-mail me off list just get rid of "your fears" and
> drop me a line.

> > Hey I already mentioned that I was new to VB in the subject line.
Besides
> I
> > asked around for a
> > good newsgroup for VB and this is where they sent me.

> > > well first you need to figure out the difference between vb and
vbscript

> > > --

> > > need to e-mail me off list just get rid of "your fears" and
> > > drop me a line.

> > > > I would like to create a small program to run winipcfg, ipconfig
both
> > with
> > > > the switches, tracert, ping ip and hostname and have a place to
> display
> > > the
> > > > information.  It would also be nice to be able to save the info as a
> txt
> > > or
> > > > something.

> > > > I have Visual Studio 6 Ent Edt.  Anyhelp would be a great start!

> > > > thanks you in advance
> > > > sjl

> > ipconfig both with the switches, tracert, ping ip and hostname
> > and have a place to display the information.

> First thing that comes to mind for all that... is a DOS batch program...
> that runs the series of commands and sends the information to a text file.

> If you really need a program to do that, you can use VB or VC++ or Pascal
or
> whatnot, even VBScript.

> Create a DOS text file with the DOS edit command.

> C:\>Edit DoInfo.bat

> You'll get a blue screen and type the following information into it:

> ipconfig /all > info.txt
> tracert %1 >> info.txt
> ping %1 >> info.txt

> To use VB you'll have to use a Winsock control.

> Go to http://www.mvps.org/vbnet and use the search engine to search ping
and
> you'll come up with a variety of things. The information is excellent
> information and the code and explanations there are the best you'll be
able
> to find anywhere.

> --
> Jim Carlock
> http://www.microcosmotalk.com
> Feel free to post back to the newsgroup for all to witness!