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In article <327fd06a.8849461@news.execpc.com>, tom.kustner@emjay.com (Tom Kustner) writes:
> We have our PC install batch files automated except for one item:
> 
> We currently have to tell the batch file which type of NIC card the
> machine has (we have four types).  We have several utilities, like
> SYSCHK, which can write the NIC address (along with other info) to a
> file.  However, I don't know how to read a file in DOS or if there's a
> nifty way to set a variable to a NIC address.  Of course, we would
> then test it to see who the manufacturer is.
> 
> Does anyone have any good ideas?
> 
> Tom "Yes, we're *that* lazy" Kustner

Just load all four drivers.  Only the one that finds its hardware will TSR; the
rest will just exit.  You can even check the ERRORLEVEL after each one if you
care to know which one actually loaded.

Mark "even lazier" Wood.
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