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I tried it, and directly using set errorlevel doesn't work

echo %errorlevel% // outputs 0
call :sub
echo %errorlevel% // outputs 1
if errorlevel 1 echo errorlevel=1 // the test here doesn't work
if errorlevel 0 echo errorlevel=0 // errorlevel is still 0, :(

pause
exit /b

:sub
set /a errorlevel=1
goto :EOF

[ Last edited by bright2k on 2007-4-24 at 03:44 PM ]

errorlevel is a special environment variable, so writing it like this won't work. Wouldn't it be fine to use some other variable?

call :sub
if "%error%" equ "1" echo error=1
pause
exit /b

:sub
set /a error=1
goto :EOF

I found that you can solve it by using exit /b 1 in the subroutine, no need for goto :EOF
:sub
exit /b 1


At least there's no problem under XP

Hehe, the OP is using it wrong.

So the test statement doesn't work...

Also, :errorlevel is an environment variable...

The OP can completely modify it according to his own needs...

For example...

Here's an example for you

@echo off

echo %errorlevel%
call :abc
echo %errorlevel%
goto :END
:abc

set errorlevel=1234

goto :EOF

:END

pause