Mike,

I have to assume that there is not already a permanent file called MIKEYBOY.USERDEV.  If my assumption is true then the file which is being written to is a temporary file which will not exist once the job finishes.  Try building a permanent file then redirect your output.

Scott

>>> Mike Hardy <[log in to unmask]> 04/13/99 02:29AM >>>
Hi all,
Can someone please help me to stop tearing my hair out!
I am trying to do something that's so simple - but I just can't make it
work!
In a SUPERTOOL job I am trying to echo out the job number and a couple of
other HP vars to an output file.
e.g.
!JOB IPJOB,JOBS.HCUPDATE
!ECHO TEST LINE 1 >> MIKEYBOY.USERDEV
!ECHO ![HPJOBNUM] >> MIKEYBOY.USERDEV
!ECHO ![HPDATEF] >> MIKEYBOY.USERDEV
!ECHO ![HPTIMEF] >> MIKEYBOY.USERDEV
!EOJ
Yes I know this is not a Supertool job - but I'm trying to get it right
before it goes into the job.
I will be using the output file for an ongoing log.
Please help!