Dead easy 'loop' question

(well if it's so easy, why can't I do it then!)


I have a list of machine names in a text file. Eg:

machine1
machine2
machine3
etc

I need to be able to call each machine name in turn and insert it in the .sendto line below.

Any ideas?

Simon

With mNetSend
.Message = "Shutting down in 5 mins"
.SendTo = "machine1"
.NetSendMessage
End With

1. Load the text into a big string (Open, Get, Close)
2. Use the Split() function to cut it into an array
If you only have vb5 you can get a good version of split() by searching this forum, I've seen it quite a few times
3. loop the net send through the loop

ta daa !

tell me if you need me to be more specific

Code:

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  Dim str_Data As String
  Open "C:\TestFile.Txt" For Input As #1
 
  Do While Not EOF(1)

    Input #1, str_Data
   
    With mNetSend
      .Message = "Shutting down in 5 mins"
      .SendTo = Trim(str_Data)
      .NetSendMessage
    End With

    Doevents
  Loop
  Close #1

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I think I know what you are doing. Are you trying to send messages across the network using Net Send?

If that is the case, there is an easier way to this. Your method only sends the message to one person at a time. If you are interest, I can show you how to send it as a batch file, so that everyone pretty much gets the message at the same time. I did it with about 20 lines of code in Excel VBA.

Good Night...

That's exactly what I'm trying to do Nitro!

I would appreciate that code if you have it available.

Simon

Hello Simon!

I will post search and post that code up in about 2.5 hours. I have to attend a meeting right now.

As I said before, it is in Excel VBA and I don't mind converting it to Visual Basic 6.0 codes for you. Also keep in mind, I am using Net View to send the results of every computer to a file and run Net Send against the file.

See you in about 2.5 hours.

You might have to tweak the code around to customize to your network. This is the basic idea. Just paste it into an Excel module and do a step through.

Code:

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Private Declare Function WaitForSingleObject Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hHandle As Long, ByVal dwMilliseconds As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function CloseHandle Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hObject As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function OpenProcess Lib "kernel32" (ByVal dwDesiredAccess As Long, ByVal bInheritHandle As Long, ByVal dwProcessId As Long) As Long
Private Const INFINITE = -1&
Private Const SYNCHRONIZE = &H100000

Sub Macro1()
'  Application.Run Macro:="ATTMACRO"
  Application.DisplayAlerts = False
 
  Dim lngShell As Long
  Dim ret As Long
  Dim pHandle As Long
 
  lngShell = Shell(Environ("COMSPEC") & " /C Net View > " & """" & "C:\People.txt" & """", vbNormalFocus)
  pHandle = OpenProcess(SYNCHRONIZE, False, lngShell)
  ret = WaitForSingleObject(pHandle, INFINITE)
  ret = CloseHandle(pHandle)

 
 'PURPOSE:Open the file People.txt and manipulate the data
  Workbooks.OpenText FileName:="C:\People.txt", Origin:=xlWindows, StartRow:=1, DataType:=xlFixedWidth
  Rows("1:4").Delete
  Columns("B:B").Delete Shift:=xlToLeft
  Do Until Left(ActiveCell.Value, 2) <> "\\"
    ActiveCell.Offset(0, 1).Value = "Net Send " & Mid(ActiveCell.Value, 3) & " """ & "Howdy!" & """"
    ActiveCell.Offset(1, 0).Select
  Loop
  Columns("A:A").Delete Shift:=xlToLeft
 
 'PURPOSE:Write the data from People.txt out to Send.bat
  Range("A1").Select
  Open "C:\Send.Bat" For Output As #1
  Do Until ActiveCell.Value = ""
    Print #1, ActiveCell.Value
    ActiveCell.Offset(1, 0).Select
  Loop
  Close #1
 
  Call Shell("C:\Send.Bat", vbHide)
 
  Application.Quit
End Sub

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Thanks Nitro - I'll have a play now!

Cheers

Simon