I would like to search all the PCs on the domain for specific information within a specifc file and export it.?

My first instinct is to look beyond the question and try to

guess why you want to collect this information. The answer

that comes to me is that you want to manage your network

"inventory", and to do that, you'd be way ahead of the game

with some dedicated software to do just that. If so, then

relax! You do not have to spend a lot to do this! Just go

to Spiceworks.com (see link in sources) and download their

FREE software. No; I do not work for or with them, or have

any other association, direct or indirect. I have used their

software in the past, and it works well.

However, what you *asked* was fairly specific, so here is

what I have. Note that I have assumed that you are on a

Windows-based computer, accessing other Windows-based computers.

If you were on a UNIX/Linux system, the scripting ("batch file")

tools are so much more powerful that we'd have many more options.

Note that some of the steps are a little convoluted; this

is because the "DOS" scripting capabilities are rather

limited, so I have had to really push things to get this

exactly right.

First, establish some folder on your computer where you want

all of this processing to occur; create a new one if you

don't already have some place in mind. Depending on the

size of your network, there may be quite a few files to be

processed, and it's a good idea to keep things separate from

your other files to avoid confusion (and errors!). In the

solution that I have provided, I assume that you are using

a folder called Network_Inventory and that it is on your

C: drive.

In this folder, use your favorite text editor (Notepad, the

DOS "EDIT" command, whatever) and create a file called

copy_file.bat. In this file, type the following commands

(actually, you'll be *much* better off if you can cut-and-

paste from here, but you do whatever works for you):

********************************************************************************

@ECHO OFF

REM

REM Get into the working folder

REM

C:

CD \Network_Inventory

REM

REM This batch file will be invoked by another bath file,

REM and the name of the target computer on the network

REM will be passed in as a parameter. The next two lines

REM will process the network name to remove the leading

REM backslash characters

REM

SET computer_name=%1

SET computer_name=%computer_name:\=%

REM

REM Now establish a mapped network drive to the remote

REM computer. You need to edit this part as follows:

REM replace the drive letter "X" with another, if "X" is already in use

REM replace "[username]" and "[password]" with appropriate

REM values for your network. If you do not have a single

REM username that is able to log into every machine, then

REM stop now; this solution WILL NOT WORK!

REM

REM Other notes: This batch file will have the CLEARTEXT

REM (i.e. NOT encrypted) username and password right there where

REM anyone with access to your computer can see them. Use this

REM solution SPARINGLY and WITH EXTREME CAUTION!!!

REM

NET USE X: /DELETE

NET USE X: %1\C$ [password] /USER:[username]

REM

REM Let's make sure that there is a file here before we try to copy it!

REM

IF NOT EXIST X:\zenworks\SMBiosDump.txt GOTO Wrapup

REM

REM Copy the file from the remote computer into the current working folder.

REM For now, use the temporary file name "staging.txt".

REM

XCOPY X:\zenworks\SMBiosDump.txt staging.txt

REM

REM Now the real fun begins: it will greatly simplify your job

REM later if we can "clean up" the file now by removing lines

REM that are not needed in the final list. This gets complicated;

REM do NOT change even the punctuation in these lines unless

REM you are sure that you know what you are doing!

REM

FIND "Manufacturer" staging.txt > staging1.txt

FIND "Product Name" staging.txt >> staging1.txt

FIND "Serial Number" staging.txt >> staging1.txt

REM

REM We have stripped out the lines that we want, but the FIND

REM command has actually *inserted* some more lines that we

REM don't want, either. So, let's get rid of them! Follow me...

REM

FOR /F "tokens=* delims=" %F IN (staging1.txt) DO @ECHO %A >> staging2.txt

FIND /V "----------" staging2.txt > staging3.txt

FOR /F "tokens=2,3 skip=2 delims=" %A IN (staging3.txt) DO @ECHO %A >> %computer_name%.sbd

REM

REM We should now have a .txt file whose name is the network name

REM of the computer from which we got it, and the contents are

REM just the three values that we want. So, we can delete the

REM temporary, "staging" files...

REM

DEL staging*.txt

REM

REM Final cleanup before exiting

REM

:Wrapup

NET USE X: /DELETE

********************************************************************************

Save this file and edit a new one: main_loop.bat

********************************************************************************

@ECHO OFF

REM

REM Get into the working folder

REM

C:

CD \Network_Inventory

REM

REM Use the "net use"

Some parts of the answer to this would be clearly defined: God, heaven, hell, souls, etc. would be in the realm of religion; I think the only things that wouldn't be would be math, engineering, and physical sciences. The problem beyond that is, the answer depends upon whom you ask. Many people would probably give different answers as to what determines morality. And morality has its implications spread throughout the individual's role in society, society's role in the environment, law & government, and even beyond that, into entertainment, fashion, industry, diet, education, etc. And anything that any religious document or belief makes specific reference to, will cause that group to believe that thing is in the realm of religion, even if it isn't to everyone else (the creation/evolution of man); or worse, a different religious group could believe something entirely different about the same thing. (Jerusalem or the Gaza Strip).