At 03:41 PM 28-01-02 +0100, you wrote:

>Dear Helen,
>
>>It's simple to redirect gbak's text output to a text file and read it
>there at your leisure.
>
>I have tried it, but the command
>
>gbak -h >foo.txt
>
>results in an empty (0 byte) foo.txt .
>
>I am using gbak v. WI-T6.2.679 in a W95 dos box.
>
>Should I use a different version ?

No, it won't help...sorry, gbak doesn't seem to recognise a Windows redirect. You can use the -Y <filename> switch in combination with a "real" gbak switch, to redirect message output to a file. It doesn't work with -help.

You really do need to read the manual. Knowing what the switches *mean* doesn't begin to tell you what they do or how to use them.

I've finished responding on this topic.

Helen


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