Windows Batch: How to add Host-Entries?

Question

I want to use this batch script to add new entries into my host file automatically by using windows batch.

Unfortunately, the script just adds one single line to the hosts file, also when i run the script as a administrator, so what's wrong?

@echo off  set hostspath=%windir%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts  echo 62.116.159.4 ns1.intranet.de >> %hostspath% echo 217.160.113.37 ns2.intranet.de >> %hostpath% echo 89.146.248.4 ns3.intranet.de >> %hostpath% echo 74.208.254.4 ns4.intranet.de >> %hostpath%  exit 

Answer 1

I would do it this way, so you won't end up with duplicate entries if the script is run multiple times.

@echo off  SET NEWLINE=^& echo.  FIND /C /I "ns1.intranet.de" %WINDIR%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 ECHO %NEWLINE%^62.116.159.4 ns1.intranet.de>>%WINDIR%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts  FIND /C /I "ns2.intranet.de" %WINDIR%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 ECHO %NEWLINE%^217.160.113.37 ns2.intranet.de>>%WINDIR%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts  FIND /C /I "ns3.intranet.de" %WINDIR%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 ECHO %NEWLINE%^89.146.248.4 ns3.intranet.de>>%WINDIR%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts  FIND /C /I "ns4.intranet.de" %WINDIR%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 ECHO %NEWLINE%^74.208.254.4 ns4.intranet.de>>%WINDIR%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts 

Answer 2

Plain typo. hostspath vs hostpath ;)

@echo off   set `hostspath`=%windir%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts   echo 62.116.159.4 ns1.intranet.de >> `%hostspath%`    echo 217.160.113.37 ns2.intranet.de >> `%hostpath%`   echo 89.146.248.4 ns3.intranet.de >> `%hostpath%`    echo 74.208.254.4 ns4.intranet.de >> `%hostpath%`     exit