Directs screen or printer output created with ?, ??, DISPLAY, or LIST to a text file.
Syntax
SET ALTERNATE ON | OFF
-or-
SET ALTERNATE TO [FileName [ADDITIVE]]
Arguments
ON
Directs output to the text file.
OFF
(Default) Disables output to the text file.
TO FileName
Creates the text file, which is assigned the default extension .txt unless you include a different extension with the file name.
If you use SET ALTERNATE TO without FileName, the last file you created using SET ALTERNATE TO FileName is closed.
ADDITIVE
Appends output to the end of the file specified with FileName. If you omit ADDITIVE, the contents of the file are overwritten.