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utility name:    SPCheck version 1.5
released date:   April 20, 1999
initial concept: Jon McDonald (jonm@blimpie.com)
programmed by:   Gregg Branham (greggb@altusnet.com) and 
                 Rick Osborne (rick@rixsoft.com)
downloaded:      http://www.altusnet.com/download.htm
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Hello and welcome to SPCheck version 1.5!

SPCheck is a command line utility that lists the Service 
Pack and hot fixes installed on local and remote
Windows NT machines.

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SPCheck features
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 + read from a text file of machine names
 + generates output to the command line
 + generates output to a comma-delimited file
 + generates output to a web page

SPCheck has numerous switches to control input and output.  
Please note the /g switch to generate the network.gif image
referenced by the output webpage.

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SPCHECK SWITCHES
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Args: [/c[:file]] [/i:file] [/q] [/w[:file]] [/?|/h] [mach1 mach2 ...]
  /c:filename - Output comma-delimited file
                Defaults to 'results.csv', /c- for STDOUT
  /g          - Generate the associated 'network.gif' graphic file
  /i:filename - Input machine names, /i- for STDIN
  /q[e]       - Quiet mode, /qe doesn't even show errors
  /w:filename - Output HTML file
                Defaults to 'results.htm', /w- for STDOUT
  /? , /h     - This help
Notes:
  - Unrecognized arguments are assumed to be machine names (it's a feature)
  - Switches can be prefixed with a dash (-) or a slash (/), we don't care
  - Switches are case-insensitive for the CAPSLOCK lovers.
Return Codes:
  0 - No problems
  1 - Could not generate HTML file
  2 - Could not generate CSV file
  4 - Could not generate GIF file
  8 - Could not read INI file

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USING SPCheck
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Suppose you want to use spcheck to query 20 servers and generate
a webpage and CSV file for Microsoft Excel.
1. create a text file containing all machine names 
   call the file something like machines.txt
   it should look like this:
   server1
   server2
   ...
   server20

2. generate network.gif for webpage by typing:
   spcheck /g
3. from the command line type:
   spcheck /i:machines.txt /c /w 

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MORE INFORMATION
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For more information, visit
  http://www.altusnet.com/download.htm
or email
  greggb@altusnet.com
  rick@rixsoft.com
