re: exit command status Friday, December 5, 2008 at 9:16 am Windows Server 2003 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by jigneshjsoni (39 messages posted) When a program calls a subroutine, if that subroutine runs successfully then code "0" is returned with the message, right ? If subrioutine does not run successfully, then non-zero value is returned with the error message. Calling program desplays the message but does not display the code, right ? On Friday, December 5, 2008 at 8:27 am, appleoddity wrote: > >Its two different things. You're asking about a exit (status) code. The value is >returned to the calling program. It is not output to the screen. If you execute >the command from a batch file then the batch file will receive the exit code so that >you can do with it as you please. Its for programmers. > Written in response to: re: exit command status (appleoddity: Friday, December 5, 2008 at 8:27 am) Responses to this message: re: exit command status (appleoddity: Friday, December 5, 2008 at 9:21 am) All messages in this thread [show all] exit command status (jigneshjsoni: Sun, Nov 23, 2008, 8:16 pm) re: exit command status (appleoddity: Fri, Dec 5, 2008, 8:27 am) re: exit command status (jigneshjsoni: Fri, Dec 5, 2008, 9:16 am) re: exit command status (appleoddity: Fri, Dec 5, 2008, 9:21 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows Server 2003 Discussion Forum