Hey guys.

I need some help with a batch file, i want to make a log file for "errors" with time, date AND comment.

so that when i open my batch file it ask me to write something and whatever i write it copys into my log file underneath my time and date. i tried this but it obviesly didnt work :/ help plz.

@ECHO OFF
if exist error.txt (
set /p skriv= Error to repport?:
@echo %time% %date% >> error.txt
@echo %skriv% >> error.txt
) else (
set "." > error.txt
)
@echo succes
pause>nul Just a little TIDYING. If your error comment contains & < > | etc characters then use echo "%skriv%" with double quotes.


Code: [Select]@ECHO OFF
set "skriv="
if NOT exist error.txt (
set /p "skriv=Error to report?: "
>> error.txt echo %date% @ %time%
>> error.txt echo %skriv%
) else (
echo success
)
pause>nul

This will only run once, but you haven't really explained how you want it to function.It didnt work the text file only had time date and "echo off"

I want it to work like a log off errors, like i work maintainance on machines, when i´ve fixed a machine i want to be able to open the batch, write what error i had and when i press enter on the batch, it adds what i wrote into my log file together with time and date.

so that at any given time i can open my log.txt or (error.txt) and SEE all the errors and time + date of that error.

understand? If you want to append to a file then use this: The last version needed delayedexpansion to echo within the loop.

Code: [Select]@ECHO OFF
set "skriv="
set /p "skriv=Error to report?: "
>> error.txt echo %date% @ %time%
>> error.txt echo "%skriv%"
thank you so much, how come i have to set "skriv=" then set /p "skriv="?Quote from: Mekawy on April 17, 2013, 05:28:20 AM

how come i have to set "skriv=" then set /p "skriv="?