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How Can I Use Both Command-line Arguments and a Default Value?

September 15, 2004 Sep 15, 2004 09/15/04
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I’d like to have a script that accepts computer names as command-line arguments and then runs against each of those computers. However, if you don’t enter any command-line arguments, I’d like it to default to running against the local computer. Can you help me out here?-- TS(image) (image) (image) Hey, TS. ...

How Can I Read in IP Addresses and Use Them in a Script?

September 9, 2004 Sep 9, 2004 09/9/04
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a text file that contains a bunch of IP addresses. I’d like to be able to read these addresses from a script, and then use them to connect to those computers. Is that possible?-- RL (image) (image) (image) Hey, RL. You bet you can do this, and here’s how. First, make sure your text file looks ...

How Can I Use Long File Names as Parameters?

August 6, 2004 Aug 6, 2004 08/6/04
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I’m trying to run a command-line tool from a script, but I need to pass it a long file name like C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\logfile.txt. No matter how I try to pass that file name, however, my script blows up on me. Help!-- WK, Birmingham, Great Britain(image) (image) (image) Hey, WK. Ah, yes: ...