I am trying to write a batch file that will run netstat and send the output to a text file. Here is what I tried:

netstat -an > "C:\My Documents\netstat-out.txt"
pause

I tried this on Windows 98 SE and it doesn't work. When I execute the batch file (netstat.bat), the command scrolls across the screen (inside the MS-DOS window) repeatedly, and I have to close the MS-DOS window instead of letting the batch file finish. And although the output file netstat-out.txt was created, it is a zero-byte file with nothing in it.

Call anyone tell me why this doesn't work?

Phil

my guess would be you named your batch file netstat.bat, so the batch file is calling itself instead of running netstat.

i thought it required two greater than signs (>>); I could be wrong...

I am trying to write a batch file that will run netstat and send the output to a text file. Here is what I

I tried this on Windows 98 SE and it doesn't work. When I execute the batch file (netstat.bat), the command scrolls across the screen (inside the MS-DOS window) repeatedly, and I have to close the MS-DOS window instead of letting the batch file finish. And although the output file netstat-out.txt was created, it is a zero-byte file with nothing in it.

Phil

EDIT: it IS caused by your use of a RESERVED word ... change the name of Netstat.bat to something else and it will work.

My original post text - obsolete now

it really should work... does   NETSTAT -an   work from the command line? i couldn't replicate your problem ... try this code in a bat file:

[code]@echo off
echo.
IF NOT EXIST "C:\My Documents\nul" echo "C:\My Documents" could not be found...
IF NOT EXIST "C:\My Documents\nul" echo PAUSE
IF NOT EXIST "C:\My Documents\nul" echo goto END

echo.
echo. Now turning off directory protection...
rem|choice>NUL /c:c /n /t:c,1
ATTRIB -H -S -R "C:\My Documents"

echo.
echo. Now writing output file...
rem|choice>NUL /c:c /n /t:c,1
netstat -an> "C:\My Documents\netstat-out.txt"
rem|choice>NUL /c:c /n /t:c,1
echo.
echo. Now turning directory protection back on...
rem|choice>NUL /c:c /n /t:c,1
ATTRIB +S "C:\My Documents"
echo.
echo. Now checking that the file exists...
rem|choice>NUL /c:c /n /t:c,1
IF NOT EXIST "C:\My Documents\netstat-out.txt" goto NOLUCK
echo.
echo. File was found! Yay!
echo.
PAUSE
goto END

:NOLUCK
echo.
echo. File was not found... sigh.
echo.
PAUSE

:END
CLS
EXIT

Edited March 8, 200719 yr by soporific

Thanks for help. It figures that it would be something simple like that. The thought actually did cross my mind that I should try renaming my batch file, but for some reason I didn't do it.

Phil