Pings a host and returns the roundtrip-time.
Ping ( address or hostname [, timeout] )
Parameters
| address/hostname | Can be i.e. "www.hiddensoft.com" or "178.50.76.4". |
| timeout | [optional] Is the time to wait for an answer in milliseconds (default is 4000). |
Return Value
| Success: | Returns the roundtrip-time in milliseconds ( greater than 0 ). |
| Failure: | Returns 0 if host is not pingable or other network errors occured and sets @error. (See Remarks) |
Remarks
When the function fails (returns 0) @error contains extended information:
Related
None.
Example
$var = Ping("www.hiddensoft.com",250)
If $var Then ; also possible: If @error = 0 Then ...
Msgbox(0,"Status","Online, roundtrip was:" & $var)
Else
Msgbox(0,"Status","An error occured with number: " & @error)
EndIf