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cowudders14 · 02-07-2004, 07:21 PM

Ok, I know it's 3AM, but even so, it's only a damn batch file - but it doesn't work!

What am I doing wrong?

blah
ping www.google.co.uk>d:\temp\pinging.log
blah

The file pinging.log is getting created, but there is nothing in it!

I'm using Win 2K.

FYI I'm trying to ping google and my website etc on a fairly frequent basis to keep a log of how good my connection is. Google is just a good site to have a a check that it's my connection, not my website that has gone down, or vice versa.

Cheers all - I know it'll be something stupid, but I thought I'd ask!

digby · 02-07-2004, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by cowudders14

ping www.google.co.uk>d:\temp\pinging.log

If I remember correctly (and that's a big if... this has been a while) you need ">>"

i.e. ping www.domainname.com >> yourfile.txt

Give it a try. If it doesn't work, I'll see if I have any old batch files lying around.

cowudders14 · 02-08-2004, 10:07 AM

Still not working.

Here's the whole batch file. As you can see, I have tried variations on the theme, but none seem to work.

date/t>>d:\temp\pinging.log
time/t>d:\temp\pinging.log
ping www.broadcaster.org.uk >>d:\temp\pinging.log
ping www.daftmoo.co.uk >d:\temp\pinging.log
ping www.google.co.uk>d:\temp\pinging.log
echo line 1 >d:\temp\pinging.log
echo line 2 >d:\temp\pinging.log

Here's the creen output:
D:\Mytemp>date/t1>>d:\temp\pinging.log

D:\Mytemp>time/t1>d:\temp\pinging.log

D:\Mytemp>ping www.broadcaster.org.uk 1>>d:\temp\pinging.log

D:\Mytemp>ping www.daftmoo.co.uk 1>d:\temp\pinging.log

D:\Mytemp>ping www.google.co.uk 1>d:\temp\pinging.log

D:\Mytemp>echo line 1 1>d:\temp\pinging.log

D:\Mytemp>echo line 2 1>d:\temp\pinging.log

The time taken for the screen to go through the lines shows that the ping command is running, but I just can't seem to capture the output. The file created has "line 2" inside it, followed by a blank line, but nothing else.

I'm very confused. Help?

digby · 02-09-2004, 09:52 AM

ok, I played with it some, and it worked for me with Win 2k.

Code:

C:\temp>ping 192.168.0.1 >> ping.txt

C:\temp>type ping.txt

Pinging 192.168.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=64

Ping statistics for 192.168.0.1:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 0ms, Maximum =  0ms, Average =  0ms

As for your echo line # commands, that won't work, because DOS (I believe) doesn't define the lines that way. You are telling it to add the text string "Line 1" to the file.

And one clarification:

">" replaces the text in a file
">>" appends the text

hope this helps.

cowudders14 · 02-09-2004, 01:12 PM

Yep! Thanks! Not sure what I was doing wrong, or why I forgot how to batch program, but that fixed it.
Cheers!

Dilbert1234567 · 02-10-2004, 10:41 PM

as for > vs >>

> rewrites the file to the4 enterd text, where as >> adds the text onto the end of the file

so

Quote:

echo 5> c:\1.txt
echo 5> c:\1.txt
echo 5> c:\1.txt
echo 5> c:\1.txt
echo 5> c:\1.txt

the file 1.txt would contain

Quote:

5

where as

Quote:

echo 5>> c:\1.txt
echo 5>> c:\1.txt
echo 5>> c:\1.txt
echo 5>> c:\1.txt
echo 5>> c:\1.txt

would contain

Quote:

5
5
5
5
5

cowudders14 · 02-14-2004, 09:58 AM

Thanks - I realised the main problem I had beofre was along those lines - it was working, but I wasn't appending. Thus, it was outputting to the file, but as I was leaving a few blank lines at the end (intending to run the file on a regular basis via task scheduler), it was writing the file correctly, the overwriting it with the blank lines. Duh...

02-07-2004, 07:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
cowudders14 Bringer of good Moos... Location: Midlands, UK	basic/easy question about batch files Ok, I know it's 3AM, but even so, it's only a damn batch file - but it doesn't work! What am I doing wrong? blah ping www.google.co.uk>d:\temp\pinging.log blah The file pinging.log is getting created, but there is nothing in it! I'm using Win 2K. FYI I'm trying to ping google and my website etc on a fairly frequent basis to keep a log of how good my connection is. Google is just a good site to have a a check that it's my connection, not my website that has gone down, or vice versa. Cheers all - I know it'll be something stupid, but I thought I'd ask! __________________ Moo! I'm mooey! Last edited by cowudders14; 02-07-2004 at 07:28 PM..

02-08-2004, 10:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
cowudders14 Bringer of good Moos... Location: Midlands, UK	Still not working. Here's the whole batch file. As you can see, I have tried variations on the theme, but none seem to work. date/t>>d:\temp\pinging.log time/t>d:\temp\pinging.log ping www.broadcaster.org.uk >>d:\temp\pinging.log ping www.daftmoo.co.uk >d:\temp\pinging.log ping www.google.co.uk>d:\temp\pinging.log echo line 1 >d:\temp\pinging.log echo line 2 >d:\temp\pinging.log Here's the creen output: D:\Mytemp>date/t1>>d:\temp\pinging.log D:\Mytemp>time/t1>d:\temp\pinging.log D:\Mytemp>ping www.broadcaster.org.uk 1>>d:\temp\pinging.log D:\Mytemp>ping www.daftmoo.co.uk 1>d:\temp\pinging.log D:\Mytemp>ping www.google.co.uk 1>d:\temp\pinging.log D:\Mytemp>echo line 1 1>d:\temp\pinging.log D:\Mytemp>echo line 2 1>d:\temp\pinging.log The time taken for the screen to go through the lines shows that the ping command is running, but I just can't seem to capture the output. The file created has "line 2" inside it, followed by a blank line, but nothing else. I'm very confused. Help? __________________ Moo! I'm mooey!

02-09-2004, 09:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
digby Crazy Location: Ahh, the lovely South	ok, I played with it some, and it worked for me with Win 2k. Code: C:\temp>ping 192.168.0.1 >> ping.txt C:\temp>type ping.txt Pinging 192.168.0.1 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=64 Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=64 Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=64 Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=64 Ping statistics for 192.168.0.1: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms As for your echo line # commands, that won't work, because DOS (I believe) doesn't define the lines that way. You are telling it to add the text string "Line 1" to the file. And one clarification: ">" replaces the text in a file ">>" appends the text hope this helps. __________________ mmmm.... pudding Last edited by digby; 02-09-2004 at 09:57 AM..

02-09-2004, 01:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
cowudders14 Bringer of good Moos... Location: Midlands, UK	Yep! Thanks! Not sure what I was doing wrong, or why I forgot how to batch program, but that fixed it. Cheers! __________________ Moo! I'm mooey!

02-14-2004, 09:58 AM	#7 (permalink)
cowudders14 Bringer of good Moos... Location: Midlands, UK	Thanks - I realised the main problem I had beofre was along those lines - it was working, but I wasn't appending. Thus, it was outputting to the file, but as I was leaving a few blank lines at the end (intending to run the file on a regular basis via task scheduler), it was writing the file correctly, the overwriting it with the blank lines. Duh... __________________ Moo! I'm mooey!