////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  Name:		pipeScriptOutput.mel 
//
//  Description:	Acts like the UNIX pipe (">") function in that you can 
//			pipe the output of the script editor to a text file on 
//			disk. Good for debugging and on-the-fly script generation. 
//			Supply command and file path as input.  It's a shell now,
//			UI on the way and some more functionality.
//
//  Created by:		Rob O'Neill (oneill@parsons.edu)
//
//  Usage:		Place pipeScriptOutput.mel in the scripts directory.
//			Type pipeScriptOutput at the command line or script editor in Maya
//			along with the command to run and the file path.
//
//			Use and modify at your own risk.
//			Comments and suggestions always wanted.
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global proc pipeScriptOutput(string $userCommand, string $filePath)
{
	cmdFileOutput -o $filePath;
	eval($userCommand);
	cmdFileOutput -ca;
	print ("Output of " + $userCommand + " piped to " + $filePath + "\n");
}