Batch file cmds

Tobmello · #1 October 22nd, 2001, 06:43 PM

I'm trying to create a simple batch file and can't seem to do so...

for ex. - I want a cmd prompt window to open and run an ipconfig. I can get the window to open using just "cmd" in the batch file. How do I get the ipconfig.exe to run on its own inside the window? I'm not even sure the ipconfig is running at all. I used a start cmd to specify the path to the ipconfig.exe but nothing i've tried so far is workin, thanks!

demon67 · #2 October 22nd, 2001, 11:59 PM

open notepad and type the following.

@echo off
ipconfig

save the file as ip (or whatever you want).bat (ensure the extension is .bat

save in your WINNT dir

run cmd and type the name of the file you saved ie "ip"

This ill bring up the ipconfig utility

Tobmello · #3 October 23rd, 2001, 03:26 PM

thanks demon! I'm halfway there, is there a way to actually have both the cmd window and ipconfig run from a batch file? That way just clicking on the batch file on my desktop would run the ipconfig or any other cmd line tools...

Br1an_g · #4 October 23rd, 2001, 09:26 PM

hey there:

@echo off

c:\windows\winipcfg.exe (the path to the prog)

save as ip.bat as described b4

regards

Brian

Theoran · #5 October 30th, 2001, 09:34 PM

brian_g,

A little FYI for ya,

winipcfg is the Windows 98 prog. In Win NT & 2000 it is just ipconfig.

jmike71 · #6 December 4th, 2004, 04:57 AM

The batch file you're looking for is the following:

@echo off
c:\windows\system32\ipconfig.exe
@pause

It's a bit different in NT, XP operating systems vs. Win9x.

**smurfy** · #7 December 4th, 2004, 10:19 AM

Wow, that must be a big cave, it took 3 years for the echo to come back.

jmike71, welcome to Cyber Tech Help. Nice to have you here but is there any particular reason you replied to this post which was solved 3 years ago with basically the same answer that solved it?

DrCreek · #8 December 9th, 2004, 10:53 AM

and........ lol

**z1p** · #9 December 10th, 2004, 02:55 PM

And it must have been a really dark cave as the original question had not been answered.

jmike was the first to provide a working answer and maybe it will help someone else in the future.
Another option that would work is:

@echo off
cmd /k ipconfig

xuser · #10 August 19th, 2005, 07:42 AM

@echo.
ipconfig
@echo.
@pause

**smurfy** · #11 August 19th, 2005, 08:03 AM

Arrrggggghhhhhh and the topic that wouldn't die is resurrected yet again.

**Spider** · #12 August 20th, 2005, 05:43 AM

None the less smurfy that joke you told in December 4th, 2004 is still funny