Windows批处理文件执行日志

Question

I am executing a batch file in windows as below:

EXEC MASTER..XP_CMDSHELL "\\remote-drive\\temp.bat"

How can I find out when was the last time this file was executed, how long it took to completely execute or any other information?

ps I cannot edit the batch file in any way.

Thank you in advance!!

Answer 1

don't run it directly; build another batchfile to run it. Something like:

@echo off
>>mylogfile.txt echo started at %date% %time% 
EXEC MASTER..XP_CMDSHELL "\remote-drive\temp.bat"
>>mylogfile.txt echo finished at %date% %time% 

I don't understand EXEC MASTER..XP_CMDSHELL "\\remote-drive\\temp.bat" If you want to run a batchfile, you should use call batchfile.bat

Answer 2

SQL? Modified Stephan's answer : don't run it directly; build another batchfile temp_with_log.bat to run it. Something like:

@echo off
>>mylogfile.txt echo started at %date% %time% 
call "\remote-drive\temp.bat"
>>mylogfile.txt echo finished at %date% %time% 

and run the following command

EXEC MASTER..XP_CMDSHELL "\remote-drive\temp_with_log.bat"

If the "\\remote-drive\\temp.bat" contains EXIT command without /B switch, use start "" /W cmd /C instead of call as follows:

@echo off
>>mylogfile.txt echo started at %date% %time% 
start "" /W cmd /C "\remote-drive\temp.bat"
>>mylogfile.txt echo finished at %date% %time%