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  • 05-10-2005 4:50pm
    #1
    Polonious
    Registered Users Posts: 245 ✭✭


    I've created a batch file that runs each night and works fine. However i want it to create a log file when it ends and put the time and date in it. Does anyone know how this can be done?


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    Thomas_S_Hunterson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,151 ✭✭✭Thomas_S_Hunterson


    as far as i know, something like this will work
    echo.|date > [textfilename]

    basically when you use > after a command, it outputs the screen text to a text file specified


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    gerryk
    Registered Users Posts: 1,726 ✭✭✭gerryk


    Use >> or the file will be recreated at each echo :D

    Also, there are better things than DOS date for echoing the date...
    Either logtime http://malektips.com/xp_dos_0004.html
    or now http://malektips.com/xp_dos_0010.html


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    Hobbes
    Registered Users Posts: 21,264 ✭✭✭✭Hobbes


    Or you can do

    DATE /T > log.txt
    TIME /T >> log.txt

    You could also use the SET command like...

    echo Log completed at %TIME% on %DATE% > log.txt

    No need to install 3rd party programs (if your on XP that is)


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    Polonious
    Registered Users Posts: 245 ✭✭Polonious


    Thats excellent guys thanks. Hobbes, I used that line and it worked just as i wanted. Cheers.


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