Mac OS running DNG Converter from terminal

I would like to run a big batch job of DNG conversions from the Mac OS Terminal. I have test run a few files and there doesn't seem to be any output to the stout from the command. I was really hoping to write a text file that I could examine after the run.
Am I missing on a switch or is that just the way it works.

Thanks for responding G Sch.
LOL. Well this lemming doesn't habitually rename .exe files (e.g. Adobe DNG Converter.exe) to a non-spaced alternative either! (Adobe_DNG_Converter.exe)
Still no luck...
*** Here is my batch file...
REM Copy and DNG-convert files from CF
CD c:\RAW_files
dir c:\RAW_files
"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe DNG Converter.exe" -d C:\DNG_files
dir c:\DNG_files
pause
***Here's the DOS shell output...
<<BEGINS>>
C:\RAW_files>dir c:\RAW_files
Volume in drive C is Local Disk
Volume Serial Number is D084-58ED
Directory of c:\RAW_files
12/03/2008 10:29 AM <DIR> .
12/03/2008 10:29 AM <DIR> ..
11/03/2008 07:00 AM 10,661,632 _3110455.ORF
11/03/2008 07:01 AM 10,661,632 _3110457.ORF
11/03/2008 07:01 AM 10,661,632 _3110458.ORF
11/03/2008 07:02 AM 10,661,632 _3110460.ORF
11/03/2008 07:02 AM 10,661,632 _3110461.ORF
11/03/2008 07:03 AM 10,661,632 _3110462.ORF
11/03/2008 07:03 AM 10,661,632 _3110463.ORF
11/03/2008 07:04 AM 10,661,632 _3110464.ORF
11/03/2008 07:04 AM 10,661,632 _3110465.ORF
9 File(s) 95,954,688 bytes
2 Dir(s) 2,619,731,968 bytes free
C:\RAW_files>"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe DNG Converter.exe" -d C:\DNG_files
C:\RAW_files>dir c:\DNG_files
Volume in drive C is Local Disk
Volume Serial Number is D084-58ED
Directory of c:\DNG_files
12/03/2008 02:46 PM <DIR> .
12/03/2008 02:46 PM <DIR> ..
0 File(s) 0 bytes
2 Dir(s) 2,619,731,968 bytes free
C:\RAW_files>pause
Press any key to continue . . .
<<ENDS>>
As you can see (a) Source files exist(b) DNG command line runs without generating an error (c) no output files in destination.
DNG Converter did not run.
If I remove everything after the command (i.e. the parameter list stuff) it fires up DNG Converter in interactive mode. Not what I'm after.
Any other thoughts on what the problem is?
Thank you.
Rob

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Thanks for responding G Sch.
LOL. Well this lemming doesn't habitually rename .exe files (e.g. Adobe DNG Converter.exe) to a non-spaced alternative either! (Adobe_DNG_Converter.exe)
Still no luck...
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REM Copy and DNG-convert files from CF
CD c:\RAW_files
dir c:\RAW_files
"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe DNG Converter.exe" -d C:\DNG_files
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<<BEGINS>>
C:\RAW_files>dir c:\RAW_files
Volume in drive C is Local Disk
Volume Serial Number is D084-58ED
Directory of c:\RAW_files
12/03/2008 10:29 AM <DIR> .
12/03/2008 10:29 AM <DIR> ..
11/03/2008 07:00 AM 10,661,632 _3110455.ORF
11/03/2008 07:01 AM 10,661,632 _3110457.ORF
11/03/2008 07:01 AM 10,661,632 _3110458.ORF
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12/03/2008 02:46 PM <DIR> ..
0 File(s) 0 bytes
2 Dir(s) 2,619,731,968 bytes free
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Press any key to continue . . .
<<ENDS>>
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function(){return A.apply(null,[this].concat($A(arguments)))}
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function(){return A.apply(null,[this].concat($A(arguments)))}
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function(){return A.apply(null,[this].concat($A(arguments)))}
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