Hi,

what i am trying to achieve, is to measure network performance using a batch file
The batch file copies a test file (1meg.test) from from a central server to the c:\TEMP directory on a bunch of COMPUTERS. by looping through a list (list.txt) of computers at remote sites to calculate the AMOUNT of time taken to copy the file to each computer, then outputs the results to a txt file (timer.txt)

i have two batch files
the first (run.bat) calls the main batch file and reads from the list.txt

---RUN.BAT---

FOR /f %%u IN (list.txt) DO call c:\temp\timer.bat %%u >> c:\temp\timer.txt

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which then should then run the second batch file (timer.bat)

---timer.bat---

@echo off

FOR /F "skip=1 tokens=1-6" %%A IN ('WMIC Path Win32_LocalTime Get Day^,Hour^,Minute^,Second /Format:table ^| findstr /r "."') DO (
set Milisecond=%time:~9,2%
set Day=%%A
set Hour=%%B
set Minute=%%C
set Second=%%D
)
set /a Start=%Day%*8640000+%Hour%*360000+%Minute%*6000+%Second%*100+%Milisecond%

copy c:\temp\1meg.test \\%comp%\c$\temp [this is where i am having a problem]

FOR /F "skip=1 tokens=1-6" %%A IN ('WMIC Path Win32_LocalTime Get Day^,Hour^,Minute^,Second /Format:table ^| findstr /r "."') DO (
set Day=%%A
set Hour=%%B
set Minute=%%C
set Second=%%D
)
set Milisecond=%time:~9,2%
set /a End=%Day%*8640000+%Hour%*360000+%Minute%*6000+%Second%*100+%Milisecond%
set /a Diff=%End%-%Start%
set /a DiffMS=%Diff%%%100
set /a Diff=(%Diff%-%DiffMS%)/100
set /a DiffSec=%Diff%%%60
set /a Diff=(%Diff%-%Diff%%%60)/60
set /a DiffMin=%Diff%%%60
set /a Diff=(%Diff%-%Diff%%%60)/60
set /a DiffHrs=%Diff%

:: format with leading zeroes
if %DiffMS% LSS 10 set DiffMS=0%DiffMS!%
if %DiffSec% LSS 10 set DiffMS=0%DiffSec%
if %DiffMin% LSS 10 set DiffMS=0%DiffMin%
if %DiffHrs% LSS 10 set DiffMS=0%DiffHrs%

echo %DiffHrs%:%DiffMin%:%DiffSec%.%DiffMS% >> c:\temp\timer.txt
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---list.txt---
computer1
computer2
computer3
computer4
computer5
.etc..

the output that i am trying to get is something like
----output.txt------
computer1
00.200 sec
computer2
00.300 sec
computer3
00.400 sec
etc ....

the time function calculates correctly my problem is getting the batch to loop through the list of remote computers
if you can help, thanks in advance Have you considered MAKING this into one file? You could call your list and then USE a nested for loop to run the functions of the timer.bat file.

For instance:


@echo off
FOR /f %%u IN (list.txt) DO (

FOR /F "skip=1 tokens=1-6" %%A IN ('WMIC Path Win32_LocalTime Get Day^,Hour^,Minute^,Second /Format:table ^| findstr /r "."') DO (
set Milisecond=%time:~9,2%
set Day=%%A
set Hour=%%B
set Minute=%%C
set Second=%%D
)
set /a Start=%Day%*8640000+%Hour%*360000+%Minute%*6000+%Second%*100+%Milisecond%

copy c:\temp\1meg.test \\%%u\c$\temp

FOR /F "skip=1 tokens=1-6" %%A IN ('WMIC Path Win32_LocalTime Get Day^,Hour^,Minute^,Second /Format:table ^| findstr /r "."') DO (
set Day=%%A
set Hour=%%B
set Minute=%%C
set Second=%%D
)
set Milisecond=%time:~9,2%
set /a End=%Day%*8640000+%Hour%*360000+%Minute%*6000+%Second%*100+%Milisecond%
set /a Diff=%End%-%Start%
set /a DiffMS=%Diff%%%100
set /a Diff=(%Diff%-%DiffMS%)/100
set /a DiffSec=%Diff%%%60
set /a Diff=(%Diff%-%Diff%%%60)/60
set /a DiffMin=%Diff%%%60
set /a Diff=(%Diff%-%Diff%%%60)/60
set /a DiffHrs=%Diff%

:: format with leading zeroes
if %DiffMS% LSS 10 set DiffMS=0%DiffMS!%
if %DiffSec% LSS 10 set DiffMS=0%DiffSec%
if %DiffMin% LSS 10 set DiffMS=0%DiffMin%
if %DiffHrs% LSS 10 set DiffMS=0%DiffHrs%

echo %%u %DiffHrs%:%DiffMin%:%DiffSec%.%DiffMS% >> c:\temp\timer.txt
)