Re: Shell Command Doesn't Create TXT file as expected

Andibevan wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I am having problems using the shell command to write the output of a dos
> command to a text file.
>
> I would be really grateful if someone could tell me why this doesn't produce
> the required Test.txt file?
>
> Sub Test
>
> Shell ("dir >C:\test.txt")
>
> End sub
>
> I get the error "File Not Found"

Because Shell is looking for an executable of the name "dir.com" or
"dir.exe" in the path. Dir is an internal command.

> What is the correct syntax to write a dos command to a file using Shell?

Shell ("command.com /c dir > C:\temp\test.txt")
.

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