*OS Command in the File Adapter

Hi all,
I am trying a scenario where in the username,time,date must be appended to my pay load.
For I am trying using the batcth file with out using udfs.
In my output file i need username,time,date info based on the login(suppose some user tests my scenario in xyz terminal his info must be displayed in my out put payload.)
In the sender CC:
xiserver\xi_scenario\File2File
Run OS command before processing:
c:\a.bat(This contains user info) after exeuting i placed in xi server to monitor the user(but i dont know where the batch file executes since there is no Dir 'c" in Xi)Please let me know how can i achieve this).
Receiver CC:
FCM:Append
filetype:text
Please correst me if i am not correct.
Thanks,
Srinivasa

Srinivas,
OS commands are usually placed in a path on the XI server itself. If XI is on UNIX shell scripts are used, while if it is on a Windows server .bat files are used. From your post, it looks like you are trying to execute a batch file on your local system.
Not sure if it is possible to execute such OS commands out of your local system.
You should probably could place the OS command script on a server path.
Thanks,
Anand

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