not able to capture returncode for ping

[ur]

I want to check whether machine is up or not after we poweron a VM.

So to check that, I am using ping.

With the below command, when we run it, it will capture the value success or not with the errorlevel.

ping -n 1 sinra09-lod11 >nul: 2>nul:

so we can track the return code back using below.

echo %errorlevel%

So it is able to return the 1 when it is failure and 0 when it is success.

 

But when I convert the above commands to AutoIT, the return code is always giving 0 even on failure.

MsgBox(0,pingCheck("sinra09-lod11"),"sinra09-lod11")
Func pingCheck($system_name)
    ;$system_name = "sinra09-lod1"
    $command = @SystemDir&"\ping.exe -n 1 "& $system_name & " >nul: 2>nul:"
    ConsoleWrite($command)
    Local $iReturn = RunWait($command)
    ;MsgBox(0,$system_name,$iReturn)
    ConsoleWrite($iReturn)
    if $iReturn = 0 then
        Return True
    Else
        Return False
    EndIf
EndFunc

Please suggest..

Edited February 20, 2017 by ur

[jguinch]

You cannot use %errorlevel% with the Ping command for this
Why don't you use the AutoIt Ping() function ?

[jguinch]

To work with the %errorlevel% value, change your command by this one :

@ComSpec & ' /c ping ' & $system_name & ' -n 1 | find "TTL"

 

 

Edited February 20, 2017 by jguinch

[ur]

Thanks @jguinch,

I am using Ping() function now.

MsgBox(0,waitForUp("win10x64"),"")

Func waitForUp($systemname)
    for $iCount = 1 to 10
        if waitForSystem($systemname) Then
            return True
        Else
            $iCount = $iCount + 1
            Sleep(5000)
        EndIf
    Next
    MsgBox(0,"",$iCount)
    return False
EndFunc

Func waitForSystem($systemname)
    Local $iPing = Ping($systemname)
    if $iPing>0 then
        return True
    Else
        Return False
    EndIf
EndFunc