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Brent
Brent

Reputation: 13

Batch file for calling systeminfo on multiple machines

So, due to a recent change in structuring at the company I work for, we have gotten behind by a lot on our PC Inventory. I know how to run and export the file as CSV on every computer individually but of course that is time consuming. What I am looking for is this:

I need to place the machine names or IPs into a text file (pclist.txt) I need to create a batch file to run only on the specified PCs in pclist.txt Finally I need the info dumped to a file

The code I use on single machines is:

`systeminfo /s 'pcnameoriphere' /fo CSV >\Desktop\CurrentPC.csv`

How would I make that single machine code work on multiple machines? I know there is a way to do it but for the life of me I cannot remember it and none of the things I've read quite do what I need. Any help is fantastic. Thanks in advance!

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1491

Answers (1)

rojo
rojo

Reputation: 24476

From a cmd prompt, do

md "%userprofile%\Desktop\Inventory"
for /f "usebackq delims=" %I in ("pclist.txt") do systeminfo /s %I /fo csv >"%userprofile%\desktop\inventory\%I.csv"`

From a batch script, double-up on the %% signs in %%I. It might be possible to get the results more quickly by running systeminfo asynchronously, but I think you might have to call a batch script on each iteration like this:

batch script:

@echo off
setlocal

md "%userprofile%\Desktop\Inventory" >NUL 2>NUL
systeminfo /s %~1 /fo csv >"%userprofile%\desktop\inventory\%~1.csv"

cmd prompt:

for /f "usebackq delims=" %I in ("pclist.txt") do start /b batfile.bat %I

It gets confusing trying to redirect the output of a command launched by start /b. Does the > apply to start /b itself, or to the command run by start /b? Should the > be escaped?

It's just easier to follow the logic by putting the redirection within a script. Then there's no ambiguity between what you intend and what cmd thinks you intend.

Upvotes: 1

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