2ยข .. if you go: echo hello world > myOutputFile the output file will contain "hello world " (since there was a trailing space after 'world'). Depending on what's using your output file, the trailing space may be toxic. As far as I can tell, space after the > doesn't matter.
-----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 3:27 pm To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Batch file task On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 3:41 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr <[email protected]> wrote: > Just an fyi, you should try to avoid the practice of having a space > before and after the > of a redirection. In certain circumstances, it > can alter or invalidate what you are trying to do. Oh, that's just fantastic. Any idea what those circumstances are? -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
