Re: Script to check URL and TELNET connection

[Martin Honnen]

Hardmandez wrote:

> I am happy enough with basic scripting but don't know where to start with
> the checking of the URL or TELNET session.

You can check a HTTP URL with MSXML e.g. VBScript
Set HttpRequest = CreateObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP")
HttpRequest.open "HEAD", "http://example.com/", False
On Error Resume Next
HttpRequest.send
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
WScript.Echo "Error : " & Err.Number & ": " & Err.Description
Else
WScript.Echo "HTTP status: " & HttpRequest.status & " " _
& HttpRequest.statusText
End If
That will give you the HTTP status response code and text the server gives.

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Martin Honnen --- MVP XML
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