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Subject: Re: get output of commands in batch file redirected to a file
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Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 00:55:14 GMT
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Hans-Bernhard Broeker wrote:
> 
> Paula Sanchez <psanchez AT cs DOT montana DOT edu> wrote:
> 
> > I am using DOS 7.10 and I have some batch files that I am not supposed to
> > modify its content (I am not allow to redirect the output of each command
> > in the batch file).  I need to redirect the output of all the commands to
> > a file from the calling command line.
> 
> The problem is that batch files are executed by the current instance
> of command.com. So no new program is started, and thus the redirection
> operation doesn't work.
> 
> The workaround is to start your batchfile in an explicitly called, fresh
> command.com, like this:
> 
>         command.com /c batchfile > output
> 
> Or compile it using bat2exe :-)

or use a non-braindead shell such as 4dos.

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