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From: defaria@hpcupt3.cup.hp.com (Andy DeFaria)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal
Subject: Redirecting I/O for .BAT files?
Message-ID: <45670020@hpcupt3.cup.hp.com>
Date: 13 Jun 91 20:41:58 GMT
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
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How does one redirect output for a .BAT file?  Using plain old COMMAND.COM:

>DIR > FOO.OUT			{ Works as expected }

>LS > FOO.OUT			{ fails! }

where LS is a .BAT file that simply has:

@echo off

dir %1

I'm trying to get  my  shell to obey  I/O  redirection in both cases but it
ain't working.   Now I  find  out that even  COMMAND.COM doesn't  obey  I/O
redirection for the output of a simple .BAT file!?!  Is  it possible  to do
this in TP?

Of course once I get the  ">" and ">>"  for .BAT  files problem solved I'll
need to address the "|" for .BAT files problem.

Thanks in advance.