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frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca (Steve Frampton) writes:
> 
> I was wondering how it would be possible to have an alias set up in
> the system/aliases file that would run a program but *direct the output
> to NUL*.  Currently I have it set up like:
> 
> special-user   | d:\waffle\bin\speclpgm.exe
> 
> When mail is sent to 'special-user' it causes the speclpgm.exe file
> to be executed.  Excellent.  But the program outputs a bunch of stuff
> out, which can be very annoying to a local user.  I would like to
> redirect the output to NUL to prevent this...but the following does
> *not* do the trick:
> 
> special-user   | d:\waffle\bin\speclpgm.exe > nul
> 
> Now, I suppose I could have a .BAT file execute instead, and the .BAT
> file would simply run the program with the redirection -- but my question
> is, how does Waffle get the input (the mail message) to the program...
> ie. how would I construct the .BAT file to call this program and still
> maintain the (already-handled) input redirection?
> 
Here is a thought.  Did you make this program yourself or are you using
someone else's program?  If you did, then the problem is more than likely
going to be the program doesn't write standard out.  If not, I'm not sure
what you can do.  Try redirecting to a file, and then delete the file after.

It's an idea.

Greg

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