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Number   :  4411
Date     :  2003-04-22
Author   :  jtv1966
Subject  :  Re: errorlevel
Size(KB) :  2


Hi Garry,

I tried your code & still get the wrong exit code for xcopy. When I 
xcopy a dir that doesn't exist the errorlevel return a 0 within the 
script but if you do it interactively at c:\ it returns a 4. I don't 
think errorlevel is holding the exit code after the xcopy. Let me 
know if you have any more suggestions. Thanks

John.


--- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "garrydeane"  wrote:
> --- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "jtv1966"  wrote:
> > I am having problem getting xxcopy, xcopy or robocopy
> > to return correct errorlevel so my scripts can determine
> > if the copy operation was successful. The errorlevel
> > return 0 even when the file was not found to copy.
> > Please advice & thanks in advance for your assistance.
> > 
> > cls
> > echo off
> > if exist c:\scripts\archiveerr.log del archiveerr.log
> > if exist c:\scripts\archivesuccess.log del archivesuccess.log
> > for /f %%i in (%1) do (
> > xxcopy %%i c:\arcto%%i /E /V /H /I /Y /R 
> > if errorlevel 0 (
> > Echo Copied successfully %%i >>archivesuccess.log
> > rd %%i /s /q
> > if not exist %%i Echo removed directory %%i 
> > >>archivesuccess.log
> > ) else (
> > Echo Error occured for %%i >>archiveerr.log
> > ) 
> > )
> 
> You aren't using the IF ERRORLEVEL test correctly. IF ERRORLEVEL nn 
> evaluates as true if the errorlevel is equal to OR GREATER THAN 
> nn. "if errorlevel 0" will always evaluate as true because 
errorlevel 
> will always be greater than or equal to 0.
> 
> The usual way to carry out the above is to test in the negative.
> if not errorlevel 1 (
> Echo Copied successfully %%i >>archivesuccess.log
> ) else (
> Echo Error occured for %%i >>archiveerr.log
> ) 
> 
> Since you're using NT or above, you can also do this:
> if %errorlevel% EQU 0 (
> Echo Copied successfully %%i >>archivesuccess.log
> ) else (
> Echo Error occured for %%i >>archiveerr.log
> ) 
> 
> Also, you need to be aware that Xxcopy sets the errorlevel to 100 
if 
> no files were found to copy and to 100+no_of_failed_copies if the 
> copy succeeded but there were some failed copies.
> 
> You can either use the /ER switch to change the error codes to be 
> xcopy compatible (see XXTB #31) or also test for the errorlevel 100 
> case (see XXTB #19). You might write your test like the following:
> 
> if %errorlevel% NEQ 0 if %errorlevel% NEQ 100 (
> Echo Error occured for %%i >>archiveerr.log
> ) else (
> Echo Copied successfully %%i >>archivesuccess.log
> ) 
> 
> Garry



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