How can I call net stop and force a return code of zero?

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I want to call "net stop MyService" in the pre-build phase of Visual Studio.

It works fine if the service is running, but if it's not running, net stop returns an exit code and then Visual Studio doesn't build my code. From the command line, echo %ERRORLEVEL% returns 2.

Is there a way to make "net stop" return an error code of zero? Or is there a way to make Visual Studio build even if the pre-build phase fails?

I'm used to having a /f "force" parameter that tells a command to do the best it can and not complain if things aren't just right. I can't find anything like that for "net stop".

Maybe I could wrap it in a batch file...?

Possible duplicate: http://stackoverflow.com/q/1113727/395718 — Dialecticus, Oct 31 '13 at 16:13
Then there's no way to make net.exe happy within its single command line? — user2258603, Oct 31 '13 at 16:26

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 31 '13 at 16:08

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Execute exit /b 0 to exit with ERRORLEVEL 0

answered Oct 31 '13 at 16:08

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How can I call net stop and force a return code of zero?

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