Desktop shortcut with output redirection

David,

What was wrong with

Code:

C:\somepath\myprog.exe >C:\temp\myprog.log

?

Denis

I'm sorry that I originally failed to spot that we were discussing a shortcut rather than a straightforward command.
By adding anything to a shortcut [other than a simple argument to pass to the executable] you risk having to make a compound cmd command. For example, this is my [elevated] SFC shortcut

Code:

FFFF /k "C:\Windows\System32\sfc.exe /ScanNow & Title SFC complete"

{It was my desire to have a window title that forced me into compund commands on this occasion}

I don't understand why you used Start /B, by the way.

PS I have also had some weird blocked messages when posting here over the last week or so. And I was just blocked when I posted this with my example included [so I've just blocked out cmd to see if it will now work].

Denis

I also tried to post this afterwards


Denis

This was the example I tried to post earlier on

Code:

%windir%\system32\cmd.exe /k "C:\Windows\System32\sfc.exe /ScanNow & Title SFC complete"

Denis