Try this... it'll do it 4000 times... for /L %a (1,1,4000) do netstat -a | find "8530" && ping 127.0.0.0 > nul
-----Original Message----- From: 8400...@gmail.com [mailto:8400...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of jond Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 5:24 am To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: batch file question - loop via commandline Does anyone know how to make a loop from the command line(instead of just making a batch file)? Say for example, I want to have something like this run: :start netstat -a | find "8530" ping 127.0.0.0 > nul goto start BUT, I just wanted to log into a command prompt and type it in? I know I can use '&&' to link things, but I don't see how to loop. I can can do: netstat -a | find "8530" && ping 127.0.0.0 > nul and that works, but something like this does not work: :start && netstat -a | find "8530" && ping 127.0.0.0 > nul && goto start Thanks in advance, Jon . ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
