STDOUT to env var

[traub]

As an example under cmd.exe I used the following hack to get an IP address for a computer:

ping %1 | findstr Pinging | sed "s/^.*\[\(.*\)\].*$/\1/" | set /p IPADDRESS=

what is the easiest equivalent?

I'm currently using:

ping %1 | findstr Pinging | sed "s/^.*\[\(.*\)\].*$/\1/" >%TEMP%\ip
set /p IPA=<%TEMP%\ip
del /q %TEMP%\ip

but would prefer not to use a temporary file.

 

[Steve Fabian]

If you used the full TCC, you'd have the variable function @IPADDRESS. Alternately, you can do this:
ping %1 > clip: %+ set IPADDRESS=%@word[2,%@clip[2]]

If %1 is jpsoft.com, this will set IPADDRESS to [141.101.125.120]

NOT TESTED IN TCC/LE!

 

[Stefano Piccardi]

You could also use

set IPA=%@execstr[ping -n 1 %1 | sed -n "/^Pinging/s/^.*\[\(.*\)\].*$/\1/p"]

 

[drwtsn32]

Wouldn't nslookup be a better external command to run than ping?