Iterating through text file via batch script without for statement - batch-file

Question

I need a way to either not use the for statement, or find a way to break out of the looping process if a condition is met.
Here's what I have now...
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('type pclist.txt') do (
ping -n 1 %%a | findstr /i "reply" >nul 2>nul
if %errorlevel% equ 0 (
if exist "\\%%a\c$\windows\temp\installed.txt" (
echo %%a - Already installed >>results.txt
)
if not exist "\\%%a\c$\windows\temp\installed.txt" (
echo %%a - Not installed >>results.txt
)
)
ping -n 1 %%a | findstr /i "timed" >nul 2>nul
if %errorlevel% equ 0 echo %%a - No PING response >>results.txt
ping -n 1 %%a | findstr /i "transmit" >nul 2>nul
if %errorlevel% equ 0 echo %%a - PING transmit failed >>results.txt
)
This gives me this kind of result...
192.168.144.1 - Already installed
192.168.144.1 - No PING response
192.168.144.1 - PING transmit failure
192 168.144.2 - Already installed
192.168.144.2 - No PING response
192.168.144.2 - PING transmit failure
192.168.144.3 - Not installed
192.168.144.3 - No PING response
192.168.144.3 - PING transmit failure
What I'd like to do is be able to exit the for loop when whatever first condition is met. So, I would have this kind of result instead...
192.168.144.1 - Already installed
192 168.144.2 - Already installed
192.168.144.3 - Not installed
I'm hoping I'm simply overlooking something simple and this will be just another one of those I-D-10-T errors for me. (lol)
Thanx in advance.
In plain English. Here's the goal:
Using FOR command, read list of IP addresses from text file.
For each IP address read, PING and check response.
If PING returns a reply, check for existence of file.
If file exists,
ECHO value 1 to results file, end FOR loop, proceed with next IP address in list.
If file does not exist,
ECHO value 2 to results file, end FOR loop, proceed with next IP address in list.
If PING does not return a reply, ECHO PING error text to results file, end FOR loop, proceed with next IP address in list.
I hope that's a bit more understandable.
Thanx again.

Answer 1

To avoid nested IF/Else code blocks you should use subs with calls. The use of C:\windows\temp might also be a problem when redirected to C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Temp. TTL is a better indicator for the ping - less depending on the locale.
#Echo off
Set Res=^>^>Results.txt
Echo %date% %time% %Res:~1%
Set Inst=Windows\temp\installed.txt
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('type pclist.txt') do Call :TestPC %%a
Type %Res:~2%
Goto :Eof
:TestPC
ping -n 1 -w 500 %1|findstr "TTL">nul 2>&1||(Call :Check %1 &Goto :Eof)
:: A rights Problem might exist
if exist "\\%1\c$\%Inst%" echo %1 - Already installed %Res%
if not exist "\\%1\c$\%Inst%" echo %1 - Not installed %Res%
Goto :Eof
:Check
ping -n 1 -w 500 %1 | findstr /i "timed" >nul 2>nul
if %errorlevel% equ 0 %Res% echo %1 - No PING response
ping -n 1 -w 500 %1 | findstr /i "transmit" >nul 2>nul
if %errorlevel% equ 0 %Res% echo %1 - PING transmit failed
Goto :Eof
returns this output
Mi 10/26/2016 17:46:35,78
192.168.3.91 - Not installed
192.168.3.95 - No PING response
192.168.3.92 - Already installed

Answer 2

if %errorlevel% equ 0 (
(used multiple times) - %errorlevel% refers to the value of errorlevel at the time the FOR is parsed not at run-time. You need to substitute
if not errorlevel 1
in each case to provide the required functionality (if run-time errorlevel is not (1 or greater))
Hence, you "sample current output" is bogus - you cannot get that output with the code you've shown as %errorlevel% will not change with each loop. Furthermore, your sample shows "failure" whereas you code specifies "failed".
What do you mean by whatever first condition is met ? You could get your proposed output by simply removing or commenting-out the 4 lines following the closure of your if statement.