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Ping Function
- - Description
  - Syntax
  - Parameters
  - Returns
  - Example

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.

Returns

An @fm delimited array of the IPAddress and the number of milliseconds it took to connect to the address.

Example

declare function Ping

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

if retval then

   swap @fm with '' in retval

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

end