Re: lynx-dev Error when redirecting output to file

[Thomas E. Dickey]

On Thu, 9 Nov 2000, Fiber McGee wrote:

> The message below from "Mike Sumpter"
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> by the list maintainer.
> 
> >I just started using Lynx rel 2.8.2 rel 1 for Win32
> >
> >When I try to send the output to a file I get an error. If I don't
> >redirect to a file it works fine. Here is the command and the error:
> >     C:\lynx>lynx http://www.cnn.com > cnn.txt
> >     initscr(): LINES=3D0 COLS=3D0: too small.
> >
> >I've tried finding settings in the cfg file but I see nothing to address
> >LINES and COLS
not in lynx.cfg, but in your win32 settings - the screen library can't
determine the screen size because the output is redirected to a file.

For example (in a bat file), something like this:

        set LINES=24
        set COLS=80
        lynx %1 >%2

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