Exit codes in if statement is different to exit codes standalone

Asked Oct 18 '21 at 07:18

Active Oct 18 '21 at 07:35

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@ECHO OFF

IF "1"=="1" CALL :ADDHOST & echo 1:[%ERRORLEVEL%]
CALL :ADDHOST & echo 2:[%ERRORLEVEL%]
PAUSE
EXIT

:ADDHOST
EXIT /B 3

Output:

[1]:0  
[2]:3  
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How can I get the correct exit code ( 3 ) when call something inside the if block?

edited Oct 18 '21 at 07:35

Mark Rotteveel

asked Oct 18 '21 at 07:18

vinhag

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Btw. The second line fails exactly like the first line, but you didn't see it, because the `errorlevel` is already `3` – jeb Oct 18 '21 at 07:25
Can you explain it in details @jeb I'm a dummy – vinhag Oct 18 '21 at 07:33
The details are explained in [Variables are not behaving as expected](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30282784/variables-are-not-behaving-as-expected). In short: variables are expanded when a line or block is parsed, **before** it's executed. In your case the `%errorlevel%` expands before `CALL :ADDHOST` was executed. – jeb Oct 18 '21 at 08:22

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