Job CmdExec Step Troubles... How do I set exit code from batch file?

• Paul Cassar

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  April 1, 2004 at 2:01 pm

  #161199

  Hey!

  I have a CmdExec step in my backup job that uses RoboCopy to copy backup files across our network after they are backed up locally.

  My problem is that Robocopy has about 4 return codes that I would consider as successful.

  I built a batch file that catches the errorlevels, and resets the ERRORLEVEL to 0 for the ones I consider as successful, and 1 for ones that I consider as failed.  It works perfectly when I execute it at the command line.

  My issue is that the Job seems to be getting an exit code from somewhere else... nomatter what I set the ERRORLEVEL to in the batch file, the Job gets 0 back.

  Any Idea how I can get back the exit level that I want?

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  Kindest Regards,

• Paul Cassar

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  April 1, 2004 at 3:43 pm

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  Hey!

  Well, I figured it out... I guess you need to have:

  exit [/b] [ExitCode]

  As the last line of the batch file.

  Works like a charm!

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  Kindest Regards,

• davejohnson01

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  May 4, 2009 at 11:05 am

  #988210

  Hey Paul,

  I am attempting to setup a similiar process. If you wouldn't mind, can you post the code you used to make this work?

• MrSnrub

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  May 4, 2009 at 11:17 am

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  Wow, 5 years later! :w00t:

  The batch file that does the copying should look something like this:

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  ECHO OFF

  C:\Robocopy D:\FOLDER \\REMOTESERVER\FOLDER /MIR /R:10

  ECHO ERRORLEVEL = %errorlevel%

  if errorlevel 16 exit /b 16

  if errorlevel 15 exit /b 15

  if errorlevel 14 exit /b 14

  if errorlevel 13 exit /b 13

  if errorlevel 12 exit /b 12

  if errorlevel 11 exit /b 11

  if errorlevel 10 exit /b 10

  if errorlevel 9 exit /b 9

  if errorlevel 8 exit /b 8

  if errorlevel 7 exit /b 0

  if errorlevel 6 exit /b 0

  if errorlevel 5 exit /b 0

  if errorlevel 4 exit /b 0

  if errorlevel 3 exit /b 0

  if errorlevel 2 exit /b 0

  if errorlevel 1 exit /b 0

  if errorlevel 0 exit /b 0

  :end

• OptimusPrime

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  November 12, 2009 at 12:42 pm

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  Thanks for your code. You have no idea how useful this was to me. Although I'm from the DOS world in the 80's, I have forgotten the commands after almost 30 years! But thanks for your post, it made it easy for me.

  Regards,

  MR