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Execute System Command

Tools → System Command Shared Dialog Box

You can execute an operating system command from within Adams View so that you do not have to leave the Adams View window.

You can select to display the results of the command in the Information Window or the Log file. If you select to display the results of the command in the Information window, you can:

■Clear the window and only view the results of the command.

■Save the results of the command to a file.

If you select to display the results in the log file, you can keep the command results with the other commands that you execute so that you can cut and paste the information together into a new file.

For the option:	Do the following:
Command	Enter the operating system command that you want to execute.
Write Output to Command Window and Logfile	Select if you want the output of the command to be displayed in both the Information window and log file.
Write Output to Info Window	Select if you want the output of the command to be displayed in the Information window.