PowerShell Exit Code

[Legacy User]

I'm attempting to retrieve an exit code from a PowerShell function and then exit with that code from an Automic JOB. I've confirmed that the function does exit with the appropriate exit code, it's just not getting back out to the JOB. Here's an example of the 'Process' tab on the JOB.

 

:BEGIN_EXT_INT POWERSHELL
Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope Process -Confirm:$false -Force

Import-Module -Name "\\networkShare\customModule.psm1"

$VerbosePreference = "Continue"

Custom-Function -Verbose

:REGISTER_VARIABLE EXIT_CODE#, $LastExitCode

:END_EXT_INT POWERSHELL

:Exit &EXIT_CODE#

 

When I run this, I receive an error:

Syntax error in object 'JOBS...' line '00014'. 'U01001308 Variable 'EXIT_CODE#' has not yet been defined.

[FrankMuffke]

Hi

 

Thats an "execution-issue".

 

Automic Script is always processed prior to any JCL.

So the :Exit &EXIT_CODE# is processed before the variable &EXIT_CODE# is set in your PS section.

Its seen as Automic Script. If you remove the colon it will be interpreted as PS command.

 

Suggestion (not tested)

:REGISTER_VARIABLE EXIT_CODE#, $LastExitCode

exit $LastExitCode

:END_EXT_INT POWERSHELL

 

cheers, Wolfgang

[Legacy User]

Unfortunately, this did not work. It still exited 'ENDED_OK - ended normally'. In this situation, I confirmed (via Verbose Output on the script) that the exit code was 1, so it should have ended in an error (note I did also confirm that the General > Runtime > Return code <= setting is 0). 

[Pete Wirfs]

For Powershell error trapping, I use this Powershell syntax to force it to quit and send RC=1 back to Automic immediately;

 

$RC = $?
switch ($RC)
{
True { $EXIT_CODE = 0 }
False { $EXIT_CODE = 1 ; echo "Aborting script!" ; exit $EXIT_CODE }
default { $EXIT_CODE = 1 ; echo "Aborting Script!" ; exit $EXIT_CODE }
}

[Legacy User]

Is this in the PowerShell code (between :BEGIN_EXT_INT POWERSHELL and :END_EXT_INT POWERSHELL)?

[Pete Wirfs]

Yes my suggested code goes between the :BEGIN and :END.  It is PowerShell logic.

[Legacy User]

I ended up switching this to executing a .ps1 file with the following lines at the end:

 

@set retcode=%errorlevel%
@if NOT %ERRORLEVEL% == 0 goto :retcode