Actually, and I hope that someone can confirm this, I believe that the ci
variable CJCW is the equivalent.  It gets set to the expected exit code when
I run posix scripts from the ci prompt.

Carl

-----Original Message-----
From: Donna Garverick [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 11:26 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] posix to MPE question ($?)


Carl McNamee wrote:

> In our scripts we always "exit" with a number indicating success or
failure.
> If we are in the posix shell we can check the variable "$?" to see the
exit
> code.  If we run them from an MPE command line what is the equivalent
> variable?

i don't think there is an equivalent...but i wish there was.  for those
wondering, there are (at least?) two mpe commands that almost do the same
thing
-- return (but it doesn't accept a parameter) and escape (that does accept a
parameter but it sets hpcierr).  there is 'exit' too -- but it terminates
the
command interpreter (and in this case....that's not what's needed :-).

so maybe the hardest part to the 'solution' is to pick a word for the
command
that would (eventually?) provide the same functionality as posix
'exit'?           - d

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Donna Garverick     Sr. System Programmer
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