How to avoid Pause due to long output

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#1

Hi,

This might have been asked many times but I couldnt find the thread.

Issues:
If a command is having a very long output powershell simply hangs. Is there a bypass which I can use to avoid it during automation?

qfarm /load | out-file .\citrixload.txt
#above is a citrix related command that gives me the entire list of servers and corresponding loads in my citrix farm, it can have 1000 plus line output. 
#I need this result as a whole, unattended to be supplied to other functions for automation.
#But due to the length of the result, powershell simply hangs.
#2

No, not easily. In this case, PowerShell is running Cmd.exe to run qfarm, so PowerShell isn’t really in control.

Have you considered running “qfarm > output.txt” in a batch file or something first, to get the output into a file that PowerShell can simply load?

How large is the output - e.g., if you output it to a file, how large is the file?

#3

Thanks Don.

In my case it is a 350 line output. Powershell stops at 300 Lines.

Even CMD stops at 300 lines.

if I do qfarm /load > c:\output.txt in CMD, it is getting hung. I have to CTRL+c to exit.

It only works if I run ‘qfarm /load’ in CMD. Then it shows the 'Press any key when ready…" and continues if i press Enter.

#4

Dan,

I think I got it.

The command itself have a switch to avoid the page break.

qfarm /load /continue

#5

Perfect :).