How to check for negative return codes from a Windows program

[kmallen]

I have ESP workload running a Windows program which is returning a negative return code when it ends.  Even ending normally it is always a negative value.  ESP is seeing this as FAIL.  How can tell ESP that this return code is SUCCESS.  EXITCODE statement does not allow negative numbers.

[Mark_Hanson]

One option would be to use a .bat or powershell wrapper around your command to capture the negative return code and return a more appropriate exit code.

Here is an example Powershell script:

 

Invoke-Command {ping -n 1 foo}

 

switch ($LASTEXITCODE)

{

  1 {echo "Program returned 1";[Environment]::Exit(3)}

  default {echo "Program returned undefined exit code"}

}

 

In the above example, the ping command is called via the powershell script. The ping command returns 1 after it fails to ping "foo". The powershell script in turn returns an exit code of 3 instead.

Here is example output:

 

C:\src>powershell ./test.ps1

Ping request could not find host foo. Please check the name and try again.

Program returned 1

 

C:\src>echo %errorlevel%

3

 

 

You can of course modify this to fit your needs.