Hi Mark, actually neither of those will do anything... you forgot to put in a command between start and the '>' redirect command...
for example: (diruse gets you the size of a folder for example) get shell("diruse /m" && thisshare & "findstr /i sub-total") -- retrieves the size of a share on a server which can take lots of time! works but blocks ya waiting for an answer... so what you should do is put "diruse /m,* \\buffet\mysharename > \\buffet\spacelogs$\diruse\bufduser20061127.log" into mycommand get "start cmd /c" && quote & mycommand & quote get shell(it) this will do what you want! as simple and stupid as you think DOS can be, there's always more to learn and remember which may not always be so intuitive!! cheers Xavier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 16/03/2007 16:52:36: > > Xavier wrote: > > I just dont use the ampersand and it works like a charm... > > Which one of the literal examples works for you? > > get shell("start > C:\blah.html") > get shell("start > C:\shellTemp.txt") > > If the second, then what is in the targeted file? > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > use-revolution@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clearstream Services S.A. 42 Avenue JF Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg Société anonyme is organised with limited liability in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg RC Luxembourg B 60911. ----------------------------------------- Visit us at http://www.clearstream.com IMPORTANT MESSAGE Internet communications are not secure and therefore Clearstream International does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Any views expressed in this e-mail are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Clearstream International or of any of its affiliates or subsidiaries. Legally required information for business correspondence/ Gesetzliche Pflichtangaben fuer Geschaeftskorrespondenz: http://deutsche-boerse.com/letterhead END OF DISCLAIMER _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution