how can i stop batch/cmd from erasing old lines?

how can i stop batch/cmd from erasing old lines?
i have a command line utility that runs a simulation and Evey 1000 steps it displays the stats of the simulation however the sim can run for a long time (a day or more if i want to) is there any way of stopping command prompt from erazing old things and if this can't be done how can i save to a .txt everything it writes.

more about the batch file i am using is here http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,83182.0.html

adamas, if you intent to save a log to txt file:

example:
program.exe>log.txt 
(this will create or overwrite existing log.txt everytime program run)
program.exe>>log.txt   
(this will append program.exe screen output to the end of existinglog.txt)

i am not sure what i need to do with that, but it does not sound like what i want
i would like to save all of the text in this image to a .txt or pervent the cmd from erasing old lines (the list of info can git very long)



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pervent the cmd from erasing old lines (the list of info can git very long)

Sounds like you need to set the command window screen buffer height to a larger number of lines.

how can i save to a .txt everything it writes.

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YourBatch.bat>a.txt

it only saves the first line not all of it.

it only saves the first line not all of it.

Type YourBatch.bat>a.txt

i tried it that way and it still only saves the first line
here is the batch file it is called evolve_b.bat

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@echo off & setlocal & set c=n
title evolve_b

if not exist save.txt goto skip
:setup
set c=&set/p c=do you want to start from where you left off [y\n] :
echo.%c%|findstr/ix "y n yes no">nul || goto:setup

:skip
if /i %c:~,1%.==y. for /f "tokens=*" %%a in (save.txt) do set %%a
if /i %c:~,1%.==n. (
set/p var_time=time :
set/p var_in=input :
)
set/p var_out=output :

:validateYesNo
echo evolve_batch s %var_time% %var_in%.evolve %var_out%.evolve
set c=&set/p c=are the time,input and output correct [y/n] :
echo.%c%|findstr/ix "y n yes no">nul || goto:validateYesNo

if /i %c:~,1%.==n. goto:setup
 >save.txt echo var_time=%var_time%
>>save.txt echo var_in=%var_out%
cd C:\Program Files\Evolve
evolve_batch
evolve_batch s %var_time% %var_in%.evolve %var_out%.evolve
evolve_b.bat>%var_in% %var_out% %var_time%.txt


If you echo everything to a file by using the batch name and > the result is that you will see nothing on the screen and it will halt at the first set /p command

If you echo everything to a file by using the batch name and > the result is that you will see nothing on the screen and it will halt at the first set /p command

how do i remedy that?

You seem to know a lot about batch coding from the file you have posted. But you don't know about redirection. Also...

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cd C:\Program Files\Evolve
Try to remember that thing about paths with spaces!

I see something strange. That batch file is called evolve_b.bat, and in the code you posted, the last line runs... evolve_b.bat! Have you thought through the implications of this?

the others that had posted toled me to put

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YourBatch.bat>a.txt

so i put

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...
evolve_b.bat>%var_in% %var_out% %var_time%.txt
and i didn't make this batch, read this carefully http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,83182.0.html
and what is it about paths with spaces?

now that's the trouble. the code has set/p which wait for user input, and the output of evolvebatch seems to be real-time.

couple of solutions i can think off:
1. - double up every echo statement and set/p string, eg. "echo blablabla 1>&2"
    - save output of evolve_batch to temp.txt eg. "evolve_batch>temp.txt",
    - then when finish running, output to screen with double-type command:
         type temp.txt & type temp.txt 1>&2
    - then when running batchfile you from command prompt. "script.bat 2>log.txt"

2. convert the code to vbscript, and use wscript.stdout.read method???

3. should be a something more simpler solution exist, but my brain stuck 

Important to know the difference between > and >>

Important to know the difference between > and >>

answer: post #2

answer: post #2

Worth repeating

i chaged the

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evolve_b.bat>a.txt
to

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evolve_batch.exe>a.txt
and it now writes this to the .txt

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Usage:
       evolve_batch s <time-spec> <infile.evolve> <outfile.evolve>

       evolve_batch p <infile.evolve>

       evolve_batch k <kforth_file>

       evolve_batch = <file1.evolve> <file2.evolve>

       evolve_batch rc <file.evolve> [x y]

       evolve_batch 1s <infile.evolve> <outfile.evolve>

ERROR: No arguments.


which is some of the text i want to copy i would like to copy this and what is put below it

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@echo off & setlocal & set c=n
title evolve_b

if not exist save.txt goto skip
:setup
set c=&set/p c=do you want to start from where you left off [y\n] :
echo.%c%|findstr/ix "y n yes no">nul || goto:setup

:skip
if /i %c:~,1%.==y. for /f "tokens=*" %%a in (save.txt) do set %%a
if /i %c:~,1%.==n. (
set/p var_time=time :
set/p var_in=input :
)
set/p var_out=output :

:validateYesNo
echo evolve_batch s %var_time% %var_in%.evolve %var_out%.evolve
set c=&set/p c=are the time,input and output correct [y/n] :
echo.%c%|findstr/ix "y n yes no">nul || goto:validateYesNo

if /i %c:~,1%.==n. goto:setup
 >save.txt echo var_time=%var_time%
>>save.txt echo var_in=%var_out%
cd C:\Program Files\Evolve
>temp.txt evolve_batch.exe
type temp.txt
type temp.txt>>a.txt
>temp.txt evolve_batch.exe s %var_time% %var_in%.evolve %var_out%.evolve
type temp.txt
type temp.txt>>a.txt

notes: with this method, you will lose the real-time display of evolvebatch.exe

thank you for helping me Reno
and i don't care that it does not display the info when it's run i usually leave it going unattended for an hour or so unless i want to save the info (by copying and pasting it in to excel for graphing which i don't have to do any more)
so thank you again for helping me

no problem. 

glad the script works well