PowerShell script exit not recognized by ESP NT_JOB

[Loren Watts]

Is there a way to have ESP recognize my coded exit number in a PowerShell script?

I'm trying to have an ESP NT_JOB run a script on a Windows 2019 server and act upon the exit code in my PowerShell script.

The NT_JOB seems to only see the end of the PowerShell script as a 0 or 1

In this primitive example I end the script with exit 777.
The ESP job executing the script sees Completion Code CC 1 rather than 777

 CMDNAME powershell  
 ARGS e:\Scripts\return-code-to-for-esp-use.ps1

Example PowerShell script

Write-Output "Going to exit with 777";

exit 777

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Ran from PowerShell on the server

PS C:\Users\Loren> E:\Scripts\return-code-to-for-esp-use.ps1

Going to exit with 777

 

PS C:\Users\Loren> $?

True

 

PS C:\Users\C3829B> $LASTEXITCODE

777

 

PS C:\Users\C3829B> 

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Loren Watts
Cigna Healthcare
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[Rick Romanowski]

I added a Function to the PowerShell script, then called it before exiting the script.

Function

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
#   Functions ExitWithCode                                                          #
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

function ExitWithCode
{
    param
    (
        $exitcode
    )

    $host.SetShouldExit($exitcode)
    exit
} 

Program Excerpt

#####################################################################################
#                                                                                   #
#   Main Program                                                                    #
#                                                                                   #
#####################################################################################

$global:ExitStatus = 0

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ExitWithCode -exitcode $ExitStatus

[Lucy Zhang]

Hi Rick,
 
So nice to "see" you again.

Thank you for your input as always,


Lucy

[John Laplante]

I second that. When I saw Rick had responded, it put a smile on my face. 
Loren, you are asking some interesting questions. Love to see it. 

[Loren Watts]

Thank you Rick for sharing your time and knowledge. I'll give this idea try.

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Loren Watts
Cigna Healthcare
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[Rick Romanowski]

I have attached a complete PowerShell script that exits with whatever parameter is passed to it.  If no parameter is passed it exits with 0.

I recommend setting up an NT_JOB with USER1 as an Argument then you can test through ESP.

Attached file is saved with a .txt extension, change extension to ps1 before running

Attachment(s)

ExitCodeTest.txt   1 KB 1 version