Very simple pinger ?

[Xibalba]

I have this .bat file

@ECHO OFF
set IPADDRESS=192.168.1.101
set INTERVAL=60
:PINGINTERVAL

ping %IPADDRESS% -n 1
if errorlevel 1 echo %date% %time% >> c:\pinger\pinger-failurelog.txt

timeout %INTERVAL%
GOTO PINGINTERVAL

Which works fine. In Windows Task Scheduler, I just create a new task, choose this .bat file as action, it runs and produce the log file.

However, I don't want the command prompt to be visible with the 60 sec countdown etc.

I simply want to make an exe from a AutoIt script, and run that instead in the task. Then there won't be a cmd window at all, correct? There will only be an icon on task bar if it runs.

How to achieve this?

Thanks

[rsn]

Why not check the hidden box in the properties of the task?

[Nine]

Compile it.  Run it from DOS console.  

#AutoIt3Wrapper_Change2CUI=y
#include <Date.au3>

HotKeySet("+{END}", _Exit) ; shift-end

Local Const $sAddress = "www.google.com", $iTimeOut = 60
Local $iResult

While True
  $iResult = Ping($sAddress, 1000)
  ConsoleWrite($iResult & " msec" & @CRLF)
  If @error Then FileWriteLine("Error.log", "Error " & @error & " @ " &_Now())
  Sleep($iTimeOut * 1000)
WEnd

Func _Exit()
  Exit
EndFunc

 

[Xibalba]

8 hours ago, rsn said:

Why not check the hidden box in the properties of the task?

doesnt work. still shows a cmd prompt when run

[Xibalba]

8 hours ago, Nine said:

Compile it.  Run it from DOS console.  

#AutoIt3Wrapper_Change2CUI=y
#include <Date.au3>

HotKeySet("+{END}", _Exit) ; shift-end

Local Const $sAddress = "www.google.com", $iTimeOut = 60
Local $iResult

While True
  $iResult = Ping($sAddress, 1000)
  ConsoleWrite($iResult & " msec" & @CRLF)
  If @error Then FileWriteLine("Error.log", "Error " & @error & " @ " &_Now())
  Sleep($iTimeOut * 1000)
WEnd

Func _Exit()
  Exit
EndFunc

 

But i dont want to run a cmd prompt... or at least hide it completely

[Nine]

Then run it directly and remove consoleWrite (useless)...

[rsn]

Hiding the cmd prompt requires running it as the "system" user versus any other account. Slipped my mind until you mentioned it and I tested it. 

Nine's solution is solid. I especially like the hotkey to terminate it. 

 

Edited July 28, 2022 by rsn
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