How do I return an exit code from a VBScript console application

Question

I Have an old vbs script file being kicked off by an AutoSys job. Can I, and how do I, return an int return value to indicate success or failure?

score 65 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 09 '08 at 12:34

65

Try:

WScript.Quit n

Where n is the ERRORLEVEL you want to return

answered Oct 09 '08 at 12:34

Rob

using `Quit` is undesired in cases where your script is activate withing another script. it will also stop the "main" script execution – idanshmu Oct 27 '16 at 07:26

score 37 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 09 '08 at 12:35

37

I found the answer :0)

 DIM returnValue
 returnValue = 99
 WScript.Quit(returnValue)

This seems to work well.

answered Oct 09 '08 at 12:35

Philip.ie

2

This is basically the same as what at @Rob posted, but may be better if you follow a convention of having a single exit point to the script (as the very last line), and then set `returnValue` else where in the flow of your code. Note that if you use that approach, you'll probably want to include on `On Error Resume Next` at the start of your script, to avoid implicit fatal errors. – BuvinJ Sep 18 '20 at 12:55

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