Question: Is there any way to put a Flash front end on the ping and tracert functions, i.e. call these commmands from Flash, without relying on an outside scripting language or shell commands?

I'm familiar with using the GetURL command for launching .exe files and other file types. I'd be satisfied with some way to even just open a command prompt window with the user's specified domain name for the ping/tracert pre-filled.

By the way, there is an excellent example of what i'm looking for at http://www.flash-db.com, but I'm unable to rely on the .php scripting that the author uses here. Follow the link for netTools.

Thanks in advance.
-Gazoo