====== Ping Function     ======


 
==== Description ====
 
Sends a signal to an IP address.
 
==== Syntax ====
 
retval = Ping(IPAddress)
 
==== Parameters ====
 
The function has the following parameters:

^Parameter^Description^
|IPAddress|The IP address of a remote location.|
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==== Returns ====
 
An @fm delimited array of the IPAddress and the number of milliseconds it took to connect to the address.
 
 
==== Example ====
 
<code>
declare function Ping

retval = Ping("www.revelation.com")

if retval then

   swap @fm with '' in retval

   call msg(@window,'Ping returned :' retval)

end
</code>