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You can wrap commands in a ( ) and use the &gt;&nbsp;commands to redirect all the output, and 2&gt; for any errors, e.g. try: 
 
( 
echo %date% %time% Log started 
copy x y 
echo %date% %time% Done the copy 
some command 
echo %date% %time% Log completed 
) &gt;&nbsp;c:\logs\log.txt 2&gt;&amp;1 
 
the last bit means sends normal output to that log.txt file and errors to the normal output which therefore ends up in the log too. 
 
if you use echo off the commands will be hidden but the output will show. &nbsp;if you use echo on then the commands will show too, good for debugging. 
 
Steve
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When you run the BAT file from SSIS, you can add the logging to the command line like this: 
 
myscript.bat &gt;c:\temp\logfile.txt 2&gt;&amp;1 
 
That will send any normal or error output from the script to the specified log file for review. 
 
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If I wanted to do it within the batch script as below, it doesnt seem to work...could it be the additional ( ? 
 
 
( 
 
REM Define locations of files and folders 
set ControlFile=batch_input.txt 
set BaseDir=E:\Alphabetized 
 
REM Read each line of the control file, pass it to a subroutin for processing 
for /f &quot;usebackq tokens=1-4 delims=,&quot; %%A in (&quot;%ControlFile%&quot;) do ( 
&nbsp; call :DoIt %%A %%B %%C %%D 
) 
 
REM Leave the script now 
exit /b 
 
REM Subroutine to break up the control line, and then copy the file as specified 
:DoIt 
&nbsp; if not exist &quot;%BaseDir%\&quot; mkdir &quot;%BaseDir%&quot; 
&nbsp; if not exist &quot;%BaseDir%\%~4\&quot; mkdir &quot;%BaseDir%\%~4&quot; 
&nbsp; if not exist &quot;%BaseDir%\%~4\%~3\&quot; mkdir &quot;%BaseDir%\%~4\%~3&quot; 
&nbsp; copy /Y &quot;%1&quot; &quot;%BaseDir%\%~4\%~3\%~2&quot; 
&nbsp; exit /b 
 
) &gt;&nbsp;c:\logs\log.txt 2&gt;&amp;1
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You would want the ( ) around the bit of code that you run. &nbsp;As it stands you run the first bit which then calls the subroutine part. &nbsp;Try it around like this: 
 
Steve 
 

<pre><code class="code-10 nolinks" id="code-20-39896368-1">(

REM Define locations of files and folders
set ControlFile=batch_input.txt
set BaseDir=E:\Alphabetized

REM Read each line of the control file, pass it to a subroutin for processing
for /f &quot;usebackq tokens=1-4 delims=,&quot; %%A in (&quot;%ControlFile%&quot;) do (
 call :DoIt %%A %%B %%C %%D
)

) &gt; c:\logs\log.txt 2&gt;&amp;1 

REM Leave the script now
exit /b

REM Subroutine to break up the control line, and then copy the file as specified
:DoIt
 if not exist &quot;%BaseDir%\&quot; mkdir &quot;%BaseDir%&quot;
 if not exist &quot;%BaseDir%\%~4\&quot; mkdir &quot;%BaseDir%\%~4&quot;
 if not exist &quot;%BaseDir%\%~4\%~3\&quot; mkdir &quot;%BaseDir%\%~4\%~3&quot;
 copy /Y &quot;%1&quot; &quot;%BaseDir%\%~4\%~3\%~2&quot;
 exit /b
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It just gives me an error in the log that : &quot;The System can not find the file&quot;. If I take the () and the output line out, it runs perfectly fine...not sure what the issue is.
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Did you create the C:\Logs folder? 
 
~bp
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Or you could &nbsp;use the technique I showed in <a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28375523/Error-ouput-of-failed-batch-script-to-a-log.html?anchorAnswerId=39890451#a39890451" rel="ugc">http:#a39890451</a>, which is nice because it allows you to capture the output to a file, or see it on the screen without modifying the BAT file, just by changing the command line you invoke it with. 
 
~bp
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1) Yes, created the C:/logs folder prior to run 
2) I had a change of course and will not be running the batch from the SSIS, so unfortunately wont be able to wrap it around the SSIS call out to the batch.
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I think the error may be occuring in the following steps as well : 
 
1. creating the subdir at step 
&nbsp;if not exist &quot;%BaseDir%\%~4\%~3\&quot; mkdir &quot;%BaseDir%\%~4\%~3&quot; 
 
2. copying the file over due to the renaming of the destination file 
copy /Y &quot;%1&quot; &quot;%BaseDir%\%~4\%~3\%~2&quot; 
 
How can I catch these errors? 
 
In the test sample using code above there is no issues as I am supplying the source file whoch I know exists and its being copied over.
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Any of those items that generated an error (bad drive letter, permissions error, etc) would log that error to the log.txt log file. 
 
So you are running the above and it does not write anything to the log.txt file, but you think it is failing? &nbsp;What are you looking at to determine that it didn't work? 
 
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I looked at the log file and it only had the following lines repeated: 
1 file(s) copied. 
 
There was no error and warnings. Only 0 files copied. The system cannot find the specified path. And no mention of which files caused this when either of the two scenarios listed above occured. 
 
 
I proceeded to compare the contents of All and Alphabetized and noticed there were files that did not get copied to the Alphabetized. Looking at the ones that didnt transfer, I tried to copy them manually using the batch copy command exactly as in the script...I found that the subfolder has a space or something that looks like it at the end of its name, so when the full copy command is used it gives an error 
 
 
copy /Y &quot;Z:\process\abc1.pdf&quot; &quot;E:\Alphabetized\B\Business Herald &nbsp;ExtraDaily Daily News \Business Herald &nbsp;ExtraDaily Print_0342-2000 
50223_20060423__5567.pdf&quot; 
 
The system can not find the path specified 
0 file(s) copied.
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Have you tried renaming the folder in question in Windows Explorer and retyping the whole name, so that any odd characters get replaced by normal characters? &nbsp;It sounds like you may have a carriage return character of line feed character in the folder name which could cause problems. 
 
~bp
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Hi EEE, 
 
&nbsp; I wanted to output the error messages from a batch file to a log file. I will be running this in production as callout from a SSIS package so it probably shouldnt be displaying anything on the console (not sure if echo on) will do this and hence should be off. I would like to get the individual command captured in the log as well if possible. 
 
 
Thanks
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Hi EEE,

  I wanted to output the error messages from a batch file to a log file. I will be running this in production as callout from a SSIS package so it probably shouldnt be displaying anything on the console (not sure if echo on) will do this and hence should be off. I would like to get the individual command captured in the log as well if possible.


Thanks

Error ouput of failed batch script to a log

Batch files are text files containing a script of commands that are executed by the command interpreter on DOS, OS/2 and Windows systems. Most commonly, they are used to perform a series of functions that are repeated -- copying a set of files created daily with one step, for example.