Command shell to VB help

[Zstream]

Does anyone know of a way to transfer a .cmd into a .VB program? I am really new when it comes to VB.

Basically my .cmd does the following.

Ping/NSlookup a server
calculates the result code of the ping
launches a .VB window which tells the user the server is up.
close .cmd window right after the .VB window launches

The reason for the transfer is the GUI. I need to make a countdown timer for the ping and make it all nice and pretty. Any help would be appreciated!

 

[Ken g6]

Apparently you can run command lines. But why bother in this case?

 

[Zstream]

Apparently you can run command lines. But why bother in this case?

Thanks for the information, I really appreciate it.