Hi, not sure if this is the correct forum.
I am running batch backups on my XP SP2 system.
From the batch file, I want to select all msgs in the window, and copy them
to a file for archive purposes.
Simple to do manually. Any suggestions how to automate this task from the
running batch file?

Most command you can redirect to a file using the > and >> characters. > replaces current content, >> appends to the file.

ping google.com > c:\ping.txt
ping yahoo.com >> c:\ping.txt

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Bill James


"Stephen Rainey" <stephenrainey********.com> wrote in message news:OUAc6bsMHHA.3312@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hi, not sure if this is the correct forum.
> I am running batch backups on my XP SP2 system.
> From the batch file, I want to select all msgs in the window, and copy them
> to a file for archive purposes.
> Simple to do manually. Any suggestions how to automate this task from the
> running batch file?
>
>

Thanks Bill, however, I am already making extensive use of output
redirection. I find that XCOPY will send certain information to the
"console" irrespective of the redirection.

I guess I am looking for a way to "select all", "save" to "filename", from
within the window.

"Bill James" <wgjames@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:uB%23SCisMHHA.5012@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
Most command you can redirect to a file using the > and >> characters. >
replaces current content, >> appends to the file.

ping google.com > c:\ping.txt
ping yahoo.com >> c:\ping.txt

--

Bill James


"Stephen Rainey" <stephenrainey********.com> wrote in message
news:OUAc6bsMHHA.3312@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hi, not sure if this is the correct forum.
> I am running batch backups on my XP SP2 system.
> From the batch file, I want to select all msgs in the window, and copy
> them
> to a file for archive purposes.
> Simple to do manually. Any suggestions how to automate this task from the
> running batch file?
>
>

Stephen Rainey wrote:

> Thanks Bill, however, I am already making extensive use of output
> redirection. I find that XCOPY will send certain information to the
> "console" irrespective of the redirection.

Unfortunately, DOS and it's successors never really got pipes or redirection
right, and it doesn't work as expected with all programs, even if they did
come from Microsoft. Windows redirection and pipe shortcomings are
eliminated on windows if you work from a Cygwin Bash prompt instead of a
Microsoft cmd prompt. http://www.cygwin.com/

> I guess I am looking for a way to "select all", "save" to "filename", from
> within the window.

Redirection is how you do exactly that. I bet if you try the same thing in
Cygwin Bash with cp instead of xcopy, you can make it do exactly what
you're trying to do successfully.