Hum... By default, redirection will output to a temporary file...  Did you
try a "listftemp CMDF3 ?  Also, you'll need a "PURGE CMDF3,TEMP" to get rid
of it

Hope this helps !

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"Peter Smithson" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I thought I'd have a play with command files but I've come across a
> basic problem with files -
>
> :echo echo hi >./CMDF3
> :listF CMDF3
> Non-existent file. (CIERR 907)
> :print CMDF3
> echo hi
> :purge CMDF3
>        ^
> File "./CMDF3" not found.  No purge done. (CIWARN 383)
> :print CMDF3
> echo hi
> :print ./CMDF3
> echo hi
> :./CMDF3
> hi
> :
>
>
> So now the file can't be purged or listed yet I can print and run it!
>
> I presume it's something to do with me being in a HFS directory or
> temporary files?
>
> Can someone explain the logic behind this please.
>
> Thanks
>
> Peter
>
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