Catdump creating unreadable files

[TheOG]

Hi,

I've been using the Catdump utility and it does two things. I'm the catdump to create text files from the .fh files  Firstly it creates a file with the extension .catdump.xml.  It's a useless file tha'ts unreadable. The second thing is that it also opens up the default browser trying to open this .catdump.xml file, which it fails. Is this something common .

The command line that I use is as follows:

catdump "the file name and directory" >C:testdocument.txt XML= N

The utiliy is in the backup exec folder and it works just does the weird things as described above.

Thanks for any help

[pkh]

What version of BE are you using?  There are different versions of catdump for BE 12 and 12.5 and for BE 11.

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH87173

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH65904

As you can see, the keywords are different for the two versions of catdump.  Make sure that you are using the correct version of catdump for your version of BE.

If you are using BE 2010, then you should be be using Cattools, not Catdump.

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH136392

Also, the syntax of your command is wrong.  It should be

catdump "the file name and directory" XML=N > C:testdocument.txt 

[TheOG]

thanks for your quick response.  

I am using BackupExec 12.0 and I went to the link you  provided and donwloaded that version of your utility.  I tried the command as you said and it still creates two files.  It creates the text one where I want it and another one in the orignal directory.  This is the file that is unreadable. It creates a .catdump.xml file which when created Internet Explorer attemps to open.  IE can't open it and it gives an error saying that the XML document must have a top  elemement error. 

Thanks  

[pkh]

The version of Catdump for BE 12 does not have the XML keyword.  You should use this command.

catdump "the file name and directory" > C:testdocument.txt 

It looks like this version of Catdump automatically generates this xml file.  You can ignore this.  IE8 can open this xml file without problems.

[TheOG]

Thanks for you quick response. 

When I do the command as you say what I get is and xml formated text document.  We are try to remotley accses the servers.  This a client and server type setup we have.  It's not easy to close IE8.  It also creates a second file with the extension .catdump_xml in the original location This is a waste of space and time.  Is there a way so that we don't have this file created.  

Thanks

[pkh]

Not that I know of.  If you are on BE 2010 and using CatTools, then the browser is not invoked.

[TheOG]

I am using BE version 12.  Is there any benefit to having the broswer being opened after the catdump executes.  

Thanks