How to use NTP in VBScript
Network Component provides an easy-to-use development interface to a variety of IP protocols. By using Network Component, you can very easily create or enhance applications with network features.
Network Component features the following: DNS, FTP, HTTP, HTTPs, ICMP Ping, IP-to-Country, MSN, NTP, RSH, SCP, SFTP, SNMP v1/v2c (Get, GetNext, Set), SNMP Traps, SNMP MIB, SSH, TCP, Telnet, TFTP, UDP, Telnet, Wake-On-LAN and more.
Network Component can be well integrated into any development platform that supports ActiveX objects.
Step 1: Download and install the Network Component
Download Network Component from the ActiveXperts Download Site and start the installation. The installation guides you through the installation process.
Step 2: Create a new script
Create a new script using your favorite editor. You can simply use notepad. However, a VBScript editor is recommended, so you can browse through objects, objects properties and object functions.
You're now able to write a more advanced script to communicate using the Network Component.
Step 3: Create the Network Component object in VBScript
Create a new VBScript file called DEMO.VBS. It is recommended to insert the following line on top of your code:
Option Explicit
This statement requires that all variable names be defined (with the Dim statement), to avoid simple typos that can cause incredible headaches and long debugging sessions for something that should have never happened.
Now, declare the Network Component object(s):
Dim objIPtoCountry
Create the Network Component object(s) like this:
Set objIPtoCountry = CreateObject( "AxNetwork.IPtoCountry" )
Now, add the following lines to the file to have your first Network Component VBScript program:
WScript.Echo "Version: " & objIPtoCountry.Version WScript.Echo "License Status: " & objIPtoCountry.LicenseStatus
Appendix: Full source code
' ********************************************************************
' ActiveXperts Network Component sample - NTP
' NTP Sample: retrieve time from NTP time server
' Written by ActiveXperts Software
' https://www.activexperts.com
' ********************************************************************
Option Explicit
Dim objNtp, fso, strHostName
Set objNtp = CreateObject( "AxNetwork.Ntp" )
' A license key is required to unlock this component after the trial period has expired.
' Call 'Activate' with a valid license key as its first parameter. Second parameter determines whether to save the license key permanently
' to the registry (True, so you need to call Activate only once), or not to store the key permanently (False, so you need to call Activate
' every time the component is created). For details, see manual, chapter "Product Activation".
'
' objNtp.Activate "XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX", False
' Component info
Wscript.Echo "ActiveXpert Network Component " & objNtp.Version
Wscript.Echo "Build: " & objNtp.Build & vbCrLf & "Module: " & objNtp.Module
Wscript.Echo "License Status: " & objNtp.LicenseStatus & vbCrLf & "License Key: " & objNtp.LicenseKey & vbCrLf
' Set Logfile
Set fso = CreateObject( "Scripting.FileSystemObject" )
objNtp.LogFile = fso.GetSpecialFolder(2) & "\Ntp.log"
WScript.Echo "Log file: " & objNtp.LogFile & vbCrLf
Do
strHostName = inputbox( "Enter a Time Server (hostname or IP address)", "Input", "ntp.activexperts-labs.com" )
Loop until strHostName <> ""
objNtp.GetTime strHostName
Wscript.Echo "GetTime, result: " & objNtp.LastError & " (" & objNtp.GetErrorDescription ( objNtp.LastError ) & ")"
If( objNtp.LastError = 0 ) Then
WScript.Echo "Time on timeserver: " & DateSerial ( objNtp.Year, objNtp.Month, objNtp.Day ) & " " & TimeSerial ( objNtp.Hour, objNtp.Minute, objNtp.Second )
WScript.Echo "Difference between Time Server and Local Computer: " & objNtp.LocalOffsetSeconds & " seconds"
End If
WScript.Echo "Ready."
You can download the complete samples here. There are many other working Network Component scripts on our site and shipped with the product.