Your script gives me the ping file in c: and return value of rv:-1073741510
Would settle for reading from text file if can not have the cmd window open every time run…
function exec() {
var p = 'C:\\Windows\\System32\\';
var f = 'cmd.exe';
var args = 'ping 8.8.8.8';
var wdir = 'C:\\';
var returnVal = file.Starter(p+f).With(args).WorkOn(wdir).ShellExecute();
return 'rv:'+returnVal;
}
without the write to file the same response is returned… not sure where -1073741510 comes from though…
I am not getting the Pinglog.txt file created anywhere, and it executes and closes so fast, I cannot see what is going on. My return is 1.
If I don’t use /C ping, just a cmd window opens, no ping happens, and return is -1073741510.
hmmmm, I now get;
blank cmd window for couple of secs then closes
then get response 0
test file;
Pinging 8.8.8.8 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=31ms TTL=50
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=50
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=50
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=31ms TTL=50
Ping statistics for 8.8.8.8:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 30ms, Maximum = 31ms, Average = 30msDelete the text file. See if it really gets created. It could be from previous testing.
I am not getting anything other than quick flash of cmd window. Might be permissions, though I am Admin. Maybe Win 10 has to do with it?
Yep, same again.
Deleted txt and empties recycle bin.
function exec2() {
var p = 'C:\\Windows\\System32\\';
var f = 'cmd.exe';
var args = '/c ping 8.8.8.8 > C:\\Pinglog.txt';
var wdir = 'C:\\';
var returnVal = file.Starter(p+f).With(args).WorkOn(wdir).ShellExecute();
return 'rv:'+returnVal;
}
Gives the same;
function exec() {
var p = 'C:\\Windows\\System32\\';
var f = 'cmd.exe';
var args = 'ping 8.8.8.8';
var wdir = 'C:\\';
var returnVal = file.Starter(p+f).With(args).WorkOn(wdir).ShellExecute();
return 'rv:'+returnVal;
}
Gives me cmd window with C:> normal enty when opening whihc doesnt close and then when closing get the -1073741510 response value
In theory your;
function exec2() {
var p = 'C:\\Windows\\System32\\';
var f = 'cmd.exe';
var args = '/c ping 8.8.8.8 > C:\\Pinglog.txt';
var wdir = 'C:\\';
var returnVal = file.Starter(p+f).With(args).WorkOn(wdir).ShellExecute();
return 'rv:'+returnVal;
}
Would work if I pull from the test file… although would need to delay the reading for ping to execute…
function exec2() {
var p = 'C:\\Windows\\System32\\';
var f = 'cmd.exe';
var args = '/c ping 8.8.8.8 > C:\\Pinglog.txt';
var wdir = 'C:\\';
var returnVal = file.Starter(p+f).With(args).WorkOn(wdir).Hidden.ShellExecute();
}
Runs in background and creates the text file… Hidden works like you said issue was cmd wand closing.
function exec2() {
var p = 'C:\\Windows\\System32\\';
var f = 'cmd.exe';
var args = '/c ping 8.8.8.8 > C:\\Pinglog.txt';
var wdir = 'C:\\';
var returnVal = file.Starter(p+f).With(args).WorkOn(wdir).Hidden.ShellExecute();
var listFile = file.ReadFromFile("C:\\Pinglog.txt");
var listLine = listFile.split('\n')
return listLine[8];
}
seems to do the job, well as far as getting a packet success/loss etc.
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function exec2() {
var p = 'C:\\Windows\\System32\\';
var f = 'cmd.exe';
var args = '/c ping 8.8.8.8 > C:\\Pinglog.txt';
var wdir = 'C:\\';
var returnVal = file.Starter(p+f).With(args).WorkOn(wdir).Hidden.ShellExecute();
var listFile = file.ReadFromFile("C:\\Pinglog.txt");
var listLine = listFile.split('\n')
var response = listLine[8].substr(47,58-listLine[8].length);
return response;
}
Returns the package % loss number.
Perticulatly proud of this line; 
var response = listLine[8].substr(47,58-listLine[8].length);
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Try this out, with Powershell cmdlet …
Windows PowerShell
Copyright (C) 2015 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
PS C:\Users\Quentin> Test-Connection -computer 8.8.8.8 -count 4
Source Destination IPV4Address IPV6Address Bytes Time(ms)
------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----- --------
ASUSBOOK 8.8.8.8 8.8.8.8 32 357
ASUSBOOK 8.8.8.8 8.8.8.8 32 587
ASUSBOOK 8.8.8.8 8.8.8.8 32 88
ASUSBOOK 8.8.8.8 8.8.8.8 32 251
PS C:\Users\Quentin> return Test-Connection -computer 8.8.8.8 -count 4 -quiet
True
PS C:\Users\Quentin>
Using the -quiet parameter/switch makes the cmdlet return True or False.
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Nice 
At the minute have;
function exec2() {
var p = 'C:\\Windows\\System32\\';
var f = 'cmd.exe';
var args = '/c ping 8.8.8.8 > C:\\Pinglog.txt';
var wdir = 'C:\\';
var returnVal = file.Starter(p+f).With(args).WorkOn(wdir).Hidden.ShellExecute();
var listFile = file.ReadFromFile("C:\\Pinglog.txt");
var listLine = listFile.split('\n')
var packetLoss = listLine[8].substr(47,58-listLine[8].length);
if (packetLoss == 0)
{
var response = 'OK';
} else if (packetLoss == 100) {
var response = 'Down';
} else {
var response = 'Issues';
}
return 'Internet Conectivity "'+response+'"';
}
function exec3() {
var p = 'C:\\Windows\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\';
var f = 'powershell.exe';
var args = 'return Test-Connection -computer 8.8.8.8 -count 4 -quiet';
var wdir = 'C:\\';
var response = file.Starter(p+f).With(args).WorkOn(wdir).ShellExecute();
return response;
}
Gives a response of 0 again 
This creates a file called pl.txt and it contains the word True
Test-Connection -computer 8.8.8.8 -count 4 -quiet > pl.txt
I still cannot get the cmd/ping method to create a file.
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LOL strange…
function exec2() {
var p = 'C:\\Windows\\System32\\';
var f = 'cmd.exe';
var args = '/c ping 8.8.8.8 > C:\\Pinglog.txt';
var wdir = 'C:\\';
var returnVal = file.Starter(p+f).With(args).WorkOn(wdir).Hidden.ShellExecute();
var listFile = file.ReadFromFile("C:\\Pinglog.txt");
var listLine = listFile.split('\n')
var packetLoss = listLine[8].substr(47,58-listLine[8].length);
if (packetLoss == 0)
{
var response = 'OK';
} else if (packetLoss == 100) {
var response = 'Down';
} else {
var response = 'Issues';
}
return 'Internet Conectivity "'+response+'"';
}
Works fine for me .txt file and everything HEHE 
Not working for me. Cannot figure out why. TXT file is not being created.
LOL, I don’t understand that error message at all.
Ok, figured it out. This is a permissions issue on ‘C:’.
If I set the workingDir and pinglog.txt file to be created in a different location, everything works fine…
function internetCheck() {
var wdir = 'C:\\Users\\Quentin\\'; // need write/modify permision to this path
var logfile = 'pinglog.txt';
var p = 'C:\\Windows\\System32\\';
var f = 'cmd.exe';
var args = '/c ping 8.8.8.8 > ' + wdir + logfile;
var returnVal = file.Starter(p+f).With(args).WorkOn(wdir).Hidden.ShellExecute();
var listFile = file.ReadFromFile(wdir+logfile);
var listLine = listFile.split('\n')
var packetLoss = listLine[8].substr(47,58-listLine[8].length);
if (packetLoss == 0) {
var response = 'OK';
} else if (packetLoss == 100) {
var response = 'Down';
} else {
var response = 'Issues';
}
return 'Internet Conectivity "'+response+'"';
}
You should mention this caveat in your Tutorial, and maybe parameterize with variables as shown above.
Powershell version that simply returns True or False…
function internetCheckPS() {
var wdir = 'C:\\Users\\Quentin\\'; // need write/modify permision to this path
var logfile = 'pinglog.txt'; // resuts are logged to this file
var address = '8.8.8.8'; // name or IP of computer to ping
var attempts = 4 // number of times to ping the computer
var p = 'C:\\Windows\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\';
var f = 'powershell.exe';
var args = 'Test-Connection -computer '+address+' -count '+attempts+' -quiet > ' + wdir+logfile;
var returnVal = file.Starter(p+f).With(args).WorkOn(wdir).Hidden.ShellExecute();
var listFile = file.ReadFromFile(wdir+logfile);
var listLine = listFile.split('\n')
var pingResult= listLine[0];
return 'Internet Up: '+pingResult;
}
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