>I've got a really cheezy way to do it:
>
>Use Ed Rauh's API_APPRUN to run the DOS PING without a window. Direct the result to a text file. Use FILETOSTR to parse the text file. If "Unknown host" is in the text file, then the site does not exist.
>

Hi again John,

Sorry to latch onto you about this!

The code below works fine:
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oProcess1=CREATEOBJ('API_AppRun','ping www.site.com','C:\','NOR')
oProcess1.LaunchAppandWait()


BUT


this code says bad parameter passed (note the redirect to test.txt)
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oProcess1=CREATEOBJ('API_AppRun','ping www.site.com >test.txt','C:\','NOR')
oProcess1.LaunchAppandWait()

I can issue this from a command prompt:
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PING www.site.com >test.txt

and the result of the ping is redirected to the text file TEST.TXT



So I'm assuming I'm missing something here. I like the idea you suggested alot, and of course I won't actually be pinging www.site.com (just shorter to type in here) Also, I'll be running the ping window hidden. However, I can't seem to get the syntax to work (passing a redirect and filename.)

Any ideas? (Ed, are you around today?)

Thanks again,