Browsing Questions About errorlevel (1)

I have an nmake-based project which in turn calls the asp compiler, which can throw an error, which nmake seems to recognize: NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_compiler.exe' : return code '0x1' However, when I call nmake from within a batch file…

I have a batch file that runs an SSIS job. I have no knowledge of how the SSIS job runs, I took over a project involving it. The batch file uses %ERRORLEVEL% to detect errors that occur within the SSIS job. It must be expanded to report other errors too. How do I set the ERRORLEVEL in SSIS?…

I have a post-build event that runs some commands for a c# project. The last command would sometimes cause the ERRORLEVEL value not equils to zero and then the build fails. I want to append an extra line of command to always set the ERRORLEVEL value to zero. What is the most convenient way to d…

I have a batch file I'm running from a Windows XP w/service pack 3 workstation which applies SQL changes to a database using sqlcmd.exe in SQL 2005. I've got a command-line entry for TortoiseSVN to automatically update the local copy of my repository like so: tortoiseproc /command:update /pa…

I've got a batch file that parses a bunch of file names out of a text file and concatenates them into a single strong - it was previously discussed here . However, I don't want the string to contain a file if the file throw an error when I run it through some command (like a VCS check, for example…

Pylint is doing something odd on my Windows box - something that shouldn't be possible. This isn't a question about fixing pylint, so much as fixing my understanding. I have a typical install of the latest version of pylint, Python 2.6 and Windows Vista. If I open a Command Prompt, and run p…

i have the following batch file, which terminates the iTunes program so, that if i connect my iPod, it's not going to sync it. (I know you can set this up in iTunes.) @echo off :kill cls taskkill /F /IM itunes.exe >nul if %errorlevel%==1 { echo iTunes not found. } else { echo iTunes is killed. …

If I make a batch script named temp.bat (for example) containing: exit /b 1 When I run it in various ways, I get different behavior on my 32-bit XP system vs. a 64-bit XP system. On 32-bit: > temp.bat > echo %ERRORLEVEL% 1 > cmd /c temp.bat > echo %ERRORLEVEL% 0 On 64-bit: > te…

I have a batch program that calls several child batch programs and they make entensive use of various DOS commands. In case of error, i would like to provide logging information about the error details to the user. This page details the various MS-DOS commands that can set an errorlevel http:/…

Here's what i want to achieve. We have this email archive database which we optimize on a weekly basis . At the moment we are manually logging in run the command and monitor the status. The optimization can take anywhere between 3-12 hours which is making us login every few hours and check if it h…

I've got a single threaded app that should set the DOS errorlevel to something non-zero if there is a problem. Is it better to throw a RuntimeException, or to use System.exit(nonzero)? I don't need the stack trace, and I don't expect this app to be extended/reused. What are the differences between…

Why does ERRORLEVEL behave differently in these two circumstances? From the command line: Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. C:\>aescrypt.exe -v 2> NUL C:\>echo %errorlevel% 9009 Versus from batch file: @echo off set /P C="> "? set or= …

I have the following windows batch code: for %%i in (iidbms iigcc iigcd dmfacp dmfrcp rmcmd qwerty) do ( tasklist | findstr /i %%i echo %errorlevel% if %errorlevel% == 0 (echo %%i ok process found %errorlevel%) if %errorlevel% == 1 (echo %%i no process found %errorlevel%)…

In a DOS batch script, I'm running a single command on a remote (also windows) computer using plink. Formerly, this command was only run on the local machine, and was relying on the return code to determine success. Is there a way to easily get this information back through plink?

I have the following lines commands: if %errorlevel% equ 1 ( set/a error=1 if not exist "error.log" echo. > "error.log" echo the procedure has got an error >> "error.log" echo. >> "error.log ) but like this I obtain the message that …