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Bruce Chitiea 909.238.9012 cell > On Feb 3, 2015, at 04:27, Frank Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ok, That answers my question on this function... I will file a "it would it > be nice" request to get the result of the first part only (Do you have a > network connection path)... > > PS.. we seem to have an excess of snow here, anyone want some ? Free > Shipping... :) > > Frank Taylor - Director of Information Technology > F.J. O'Hara & Sons, Inc - Araho Transfer Inc. > Boston, MA - Rockland, ME - Miami, FL > Direct Dial - 617-790-3093 > Email: [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of A. Razzak > Memon > Sent: Monday, February 02, 2015 6:08 PM > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Getproperty Isinternetconnected > > At 05:47 PM 2/2/2015, Frank Taylor wrote: > >> I have a question about the command GETPROPERTY APPLICATION >> ISINTERNETCONNECTED vresult >> >> What exactly is this testing for ? Will it tell you if you can >> actually reach an external web address or does it tell you only if you >> have a LAN connection, but not necessarily can connect to an external >> site. If it is looking externally, what exactly is it testing to give >> you the result. >> >> I wanted to test this but can't really take my company off the internet >> to see the result. I actually do not care about the external internet, >> but more if it is connected to a LAN either via WIFI or Patch Cable and >> then specifically if a connection to a specific machine is able to be >> done. I am using external bat files with net use commands and then >> testing (chkfile) for a specific file in the path of the net use I set >> up, but it would be nice to not have to launch external bat files that >> can get snared in Antivirus. When i saw this command I was not able to >> get any specific documentation on what the results specifically mean. > > > Frank, > > Here's the secret behind the implementation of "ISINTERNETCONNECTED". > > It will check first if there's a possible connection path (e.g. LAN, WiFi, > Modem, AutoDial Modem, ...). If one is detected it will try connecting to > Google via HTTP. Function returns True only if a connection to Google was > established > > -- Example > SET VAR vResult TEXT = NULL > GETPROPERTY APPLICATION IsInternetConnected vResult > > vResult = YES (if connected to internet) > vResult = NO (if NOT connected to internet) > > You don't need to take your company off the internet to see the result! > > Very Best R:egards, > > Razzak. > > www.rbase.com > www.facebook.com/rbase > -- > 32 years of continuous innovation! > 17 Years of R:BASE Technologies, Inc. making R:BASE what it is today! > -- > >
