"Ken Halter" wrote:

> "Brian Shafer" <Brian Sha***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F29C134A-7764-4352-9773-0DF07F267DFC@microsoft.com...
> > Hello,
> > I want to execute a simple command...
> > ipconfig /all > c:\ipconfig.txt
> >
> > then once I do that.. read the file...
> > the only thing i can't seem to get is the command? How can I run this from
> > VB?
> > Brian
>
> Have you tried.....
>
> Shell "ipconfig /all > c:\ipconfig.txt"
>
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"Bob Butler" wrote:

> "Brian Shafer" <Brian Sha***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:9C6A1CD2-921A-450A-852D-9BF2A83F5CE3@microsoft.com
> > Yes, I have tried that
> >> Shell "ipconfig /all > c:\ipconfig.txt"
>
> In order to re-direct to a file you have to shell the command environment
>
> shell environ$("comspec") & " /c ipconfig /all > c:\ipconfig.txt"
>
> That said, it'd be better to use WMI and/or API calls to get the information
> directly rather than usign a methid like this.  If you do use the Shell
> method you'll either need to pause or use one of the "Shell and Wait"
> methods because your code will continue before the IPConfig utility finishes
> running.
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