Piping in JAL runandwait

Hi

I can't seem to get piping command line output to a file working via runandwait in JAL windows edition 3.6.9?
This code does not produce a file

dim pid, number
RunAndWait( "ping localhost >> c:\\temp\\test.txt", "", 300, pid )

Trace shows
JAL 2: Executing RUNANDWAIT("ping localhost >> c:\temp\test.txt", "", "300", "
0")
Bad parameter >>.
JAL Return "2128"

Why can't I use a pipe?

Cheers
Lee

Output redirection is a function of command shell. Without the shell > and >> are interpreted by the system as command line parameters not as redirection symbols. To make that work, please use cmd /C as in the following example:

	Code:
	dim pid, number RunAndWait( "cmd /C ping localhost >> c:\\temp\\test.txt", "", 300, pid )

By the way, built-in JAL statements Ping( ) and PingPort() can be used for the same purpose