You can use the Range function to get the value of the cell. Just
Change A1 to whatever cell contains the servername. As for running it
every 300 seconds that's easy too.
Add this line directly after your Sub YourMacroName() statement
Application.OnTime Now+TimeValue("00:05:00") "YourMacroName"
Do While Not (InputFile.atEndOfStream)
HostName = Range("A1")

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Ping = WshShell.Run("ping -n 1 " & HostName, 0, True)

HTH

Die_Another_Day
RRohl wrote:
In this scrip file I am able to open a text file, ping the computer by
host name and return the hostname and status to a specified excel
workbook/sheet. Instead of calling a text file for the hostname I want
to call the hostname from a specified column in the worksheet and only
record the status. I would like this to execute once every 300
seconds. Any Ideas?


'Shell ("ping.exe -t " & ActiveCell.Value), vbNormalFocus

Set objExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
objExcel.Visible = True
Set objWorkbook = objExcel.Workbooks.Open("C:servers.xls")
Set objWorksheet = objWorkbook.Worksheets(4)
intRow = 2
objExcel.Cells(1, 1).Value = "Machine Name"
objExcel.Cells(1, 2).Value = "Results"

Set Fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

Set InputFile = fso.OpenTextFile("MachineList.Txt")

Do While Not (InputFile.atEndOfStream)
HostName = InputFile.ReadLine

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Ping = WshShell.Run("ping -n 1 " & HostName, 0, True)
objExcel.Cells(intRow, 1).Value = HostName

Select Case Ping
Case 0 objExcel.Cells(intRow, 2).Value = "On Line"
Case 1 objExcel.Cells(intRow, 2).Value = "NO PING"

End Select
intRow = intRow + 1

Loop
objExcel.Range("A1:B1").Select
objExcel.Selection.Interior.ColorIndex = 1
objExcel.Selection.Font.ColorIndex = 6
objExcel.Selection.Font.Bold = True
objExcel.Cells.EntireColumn.AutoFit


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