From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject: Re: ERRORLEVEL
Date: 28 Apr 2000 11:13:43 GMT
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Michelle Konzack <starone AT cybercable DOT fr> wrote:
> Hello,

> I am making some Dostools and need to get an ERRORLEVEL.

> Can anyone point me to informations HOW TO DO IT ??? 

The ERRORLEVEL you can query by 'IF ERRORLEVEL' in a batch file is the
return value of main(), or equivalently the argument of exit(). I.e.
if you

	return 51;

inside main(), or

	exit(51);

anywhere in your program, the errorlevel will be 51.

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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.