USE REDIRECTION COMMAND TO COPY DOS OUTPUT TO A TEXT FILE 95LX 100LX

You can use the DOS "Output Redirection Symbol" ( > ) with the DIR command for example to save a copy of your directory listing for future reference. From the DOS prompt type dir > list.txt and press (ENTER). Instead of seeing the file list displayed on the screen, it will be stored in a file named LIST.TXT, saved in the current directory. You can view the file from FILER by highlighting it and pressing (ENTER) on the 95LX or (F8) on the 100LX. You can also load the file into MEMO and view it, edit it, or print out a hard copy of it.

DOS has another Output Redirection Symbol ( >> ) that appends the output of a program to an existing file. Using DIR as an example again, type dir >> list.txt and the directory listing will be added to the end of the file named LIST.TXT. If that file does not exist, it will be created.

Rich Hall

Editor, The HP Palmtop Paper