Batch Script Code Snippets

Sometimes it may be necessary to accept input from the user so that it can be utilised within a script. This can be achieved using the '/p' option with the 'set' command for a variable. Here, the input is placed into a variable called 'user' and then displayed as part of a greeting.

:: Stop output to the screen unless 'echo' is used.
@echo off

:: Set greeting variable and accept user input.
set greeting=Hello
set /p user="Please enter your name: "

:: Display the greeting.
echo %greeting% %user%

:: Keep command window open until a key is pressed.
pause

When diagnosing network connectivity issues the 'ipconfig' command can be used to display TCP/IP and network adapter information, 'ping' shows whether a host is reachable or not, and 'tracert' returns routing information. Here, the results of all of these are output to a text file.

:: Stop output to the screen unless 'echo' is used.
@echo off

:: View network connection details.
ipconfig /all >> c:\demo\results.txt

:: Check if Google.com is reachable.
ping google.com >> c:\demo\results.txt

:: Run a traceroute to check the route to Google.com.
tracert google.com >> c:\demo\results.txt