SPOOL Command in PL/SQL developer

Hi,
Iam executing below command in PL/SQL Developer7.0
SPOOL 'U:/MyFiles/test.txt';
select sysdate from dual;
spool off;
Iam getting ORA-00900: Invalid SQL Statement. Please let me know what is the exact syntax for SPOOL in PL/SQL Developer.

Hi;
Please see below note which is mention to using of spool wiht example:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/4542950/How-to-Spool-in-Oracle
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14357/ch12043.htm
http://asktom.oracle.com/pls/apex/f?p=100:11:0::::P11_QUESTION_ID:1317802337341
spool sql*plus's output
Regard
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