Q130151: Route Command Directs Output to Stderr

Article: Q130151
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
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Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use the ROUTE command, attempts to re-direct stdout fail. In addition,
"ROUTE /? | MORE" fails to pause after each page.

CAUSE
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The ROUTE command is writing output to stderr instead of stdout.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

WORKAROUND
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Because stderr is defined as "2", the following command will work correctly:

  route /? 2>myfile.txt

This instructs the route command to redirect stderr to the file MYFILE.TXT. The
file may then be viewed with Notepad or any other text editor.

Additional query words: prodnt standard in out

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