SET ALTERNATE

    SET ALTERNATE directs output from commands other than @...SAY...GET to
    a text file.

Syntax

    SET ALTERNATE TO [<file>/(<expC>)]

    SET ALTERNATE ON/OFF

Option

    To: Specifying a <file> as the argument of the TO clause opens a
    standard ASCII text file with a default extension of .txt.  The
    filename can optionally include an extension, drive letter, and/or
    path.  If a file with the same name exists, subsequent ouput will
    overwrite the current contents of that file.

    Toggle: SET ALTERNATE on/OFF toggles the echo of output to the
    current alternate file.  Note that when you SET ALTERNATE OFF, the
    alternate file is not closed.

Usage

    Alternate files are not related to work areas and only one may be open
    at a time.  To close an alternate file, use CLOSE ALTERNATE, CLOSE ALL,
    or SET ALTERNATE TO with no argument.  Note that @...SAYs cannot be
    echoed to a disk file using SET ALTERNATE, but SET PRINTER TO
    <filename> does support this feature.