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Why isn't ERRORLEVEL giving the correct value in my batch file
I am trying to write a batch file that will test all local groups and report if a user belongs to the group.
Here is my code:
echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
for /f "tokens=*" %%G ...
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Windows Batch ERRORLEVEL of ping is not working while in loop
Could anybody help to figure out what the problem is in the following batch code?
I want to check if the device with ip 192.168.0.1 is ready to connect.
I power off the device and power on it after ...
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My batch programm crashed/closes when it checks the error level
Ive programmed a little Password Generator, so that I can simply run the programm to get a password in any size with just the characters I want, but when I run it, sometimes it thinks that some of the ...
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Using the findstr command in a CMD file and expect ERRORLEVEL to be set. But it is not
This line works:
findstr /I /C:"Archiving file" "..\LogFiles\%NewLogFileName%"
Outputting the following to the screen:
2023-08-21 13:25:11.9024|Info|Archiving file
The next line ...
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Why does `||` work differently in a batch file if the batch file was run in an interactive CMD?
Suppose I have batch file one.cmd:
@two.cmd && echo success || echo fail
and two.cmd:
@exit /b 1
If I run this at an interactive CMD prompt it behaves one way:
D:\>one.cmd
success
But if ...
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Why doesn't Windows batch file `exit` work with `||`?
The usual advice in batch / command scripting is to use exit /b to exit while setting ERRORLEVEL to indicate an error. However this doesn't play well with CMD's || and && operators. If I run ...
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'RD' command not returning '0' or '1' as errorlevel on success or failure
I am using the RD command in my batch script to remove a directory.
I assumed RD should return 0 for success, or 1 for failure. but it doesn't appear to do so.
I am using the Robocopy command utility ...
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Batch file %errorlevel% malfunction with `choice` command
I have a menu in a batch file that is powered by the choice command:
choice /C PNQTF /N /M "Choice: "
echo Errorlevel is %errorlevel%
if %errorlevel%==5 goto ViewFTP
if %errorlevel%==4 goto ...
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Vertica's vsql.exe returns errorlevel 0 when facing ERROR 3326: Execution time exceeded run time cap
I am using vsql.exe on an external Vertica database for which I don't have any administrative access. I use some views with simple SELECT+FROM+WHERE queries.
These queries 90% of the time work just ...
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Can I monitor errors in Robocopy while it's running?
I've been working on a batch file to copy files from my Google Drive to a local drive using Robocopy. I would like to monitor it for any errors so that I can then take actions (like sending an email ...
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Best way to read ERRORLEVEL codes for a windows executable, executed from within a TCL script
I am pretty new to Tcl world, so please excuse me of any naive questions.
I am trying to execute a windows executable from a Tcl procedure. At the same time, I want to read the %errorlevel% outputted ...
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How do I get exit code of script run with mintty.exe?
In Windows, I'm excecuting a bash script using Cygwin64 and mintty.exe, this way:
mintty.exe -e C:\some_path\some_bash_script.sh
I need to capture the script's errors but %ERRORLOVEL% is always 0, ...
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Batch (choice): ERRORLEVEL doesn't seem to work [duplicate]
I've written a batchfile and for hours I'm trying to fix a problem where a choice-command would cause the program to crash. The crash seems to occur during the first "if ERRORLEVEL"-command.
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Batch choice command runs both choices instead of just the one I selected
I am really confused with this problem. I'm trying to write a power plan switcher (because my laptop seems to have a issue with it constantly resetting to power saving for no reason) and I've got the ...
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Trouble getting errorlevel from executed Java
The following is a fragment of a script (windows cmd). Everything works except for one issue.
after I execute the java I want to check the errorlevel and do different things based on that.
The java ...
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