Windows cmd script exit code

Collectives on Stack Overflow. Learn more. How do I get the application exit code from a Windows command line? Ask Question. Asked 13 years, 1 month ago. Active 1 year, 6 months ago. Viewed k times.

What do I do when using cmd. Skrud Skrud Also asked on SuperUser: How to check the exit code of the last command in batch file? This was top selection, and is accurate. You can quickly see what app returns: app. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. DrFloyd5 DrFloyd5 If you're running directly from a Windows command line and always seeing 0 returned, see Gary's answer: stackoverflow.

So "errorlevel 0" will match everything. The only thing that worked is if errorlevel Show 1 more comment. Gary Gary 4, 1 1 gold badge 20 20 silver badges 19 19 bronze badges. I did not know about that command. Another reason why it might not work always zero is when it's inside an if or for. Consider using! Adam Rosenfield Adam Rosenfield k 95 95 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. It's not an actual environment variable which is, obviously, why it ceases to work if there is a variable named that way.

Curtis Yallop Curtis Yallop 5, 3 3 gold badges 41 41 silver badges 28 28 bronze badges. Is it case-sensitive? Mid self. WaitForSingleObject pi. GetExitCodeProcess pi. CloseHandle pi. It's worth noting that. BAT and. CMD files operate differently. CMD and. BAT batch files set errorlevels: An old. RockDoctor RockDoctor 2 2 silver badges 10 10 bronze badges. The "FOR" construct offers looping capabilities for batch files.

Following is the general form of the statement. The above command will produce the following output if the batch file passes the command line arguments of 1,2 and 3 as Test. The break statement is used to alter the flow of control inside loops within any programming language.

The break statement is normally used in looping constructs and is used to cause immediate termination of the innermost enclosing loop.

Batch Script - Return Code Advertisements. Previous Page. Next Page. Previous Page Print Page. Save Close. Incorrect function. Indicates that Action has attempted to execute non-recognized command in Windows command prompt cmd.

The system cannot find the file specified. Indicates that the file cannot be found in specified location.

Program is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. Indicates that command, application name or path has been misspelled when configuring the Action. Not enough virtual memory is available.