Problem:

How do you redirect STDOUT and STDERR to the same LOG file when executing an application?

In this sample program, it writes on the STDOUT the display statements and it generates an error because of a not found program. What can be done to avoid this?

PROCEDURE DIVISION.

perform 2 times display "To Stdout" end-perform *> msg to STDOUT

call "DOERROR" *> msg to STDERR

Resolution:

To redirect STDOUT and STDERR to the same LOG file, use the following:

On UNIX:

cobrun programname >ABC.log 2>>ABC.log

OR

programname >ABC.log 2>>ABC.log if linked program

On Windows:

set COBSW= S

run programname >ABC.log 2>>&1

OR

programname >ABC.log 2>>&1 if linked program

Runtime Switch S5 Use redirectable console I/O