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dangt · Newbie Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 20

How can I write a vds program that will return a DOS return code?
For example, when the program completes successfully it will return 0 else it will return 1.

Skit3000 · Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:38 am Post subject:

I think there was a "vdsconsole" DLL for this, but it might also be a native functionality in the latest VDS release (I never used that one).

Hope this helps. Smile

vdsalchemist · Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:47 pm Post subject:

You can use the ExitProcess kernel32.dll API function.

Aslan · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 11:39 pm Post subject:

In VDS look at @RETCODE in the helpfile.

From the helpfile

dangt · Newbie Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 20

Thanks dragonsphere! That would work.

vdsalchemist · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:57 pm Post subject:

Aslan · Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:26 am Post subject:

Thanks for the clarification Smile

I knew I should have worn my glasses when I read dangt's post.....

DaveR · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:04 am Post subject:

When I run that code it closes the VDS IDE. Is this normal?

Does the ExitProcess kernel32.dll API function also close the application?

I assume that because the ExitProcess function ends a process and all its threads, and VDS only has a single thread, that calling ExitProcess will stop the application... but why does it also close the IDE.

vdsalchemist · Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:20 pm Post subject:

Are you running the script in the VDS IDE? If so then yes that is what it is supposed to do. When you click on the run button (green) in the VDS IDE it is VDS that is running the script not your compiled EXE which would be the red run button. When you have direct access to the executables MAIN function you could just simply give it a value to return however DLL's and other components such as ActiveX don't have direct access to the EXE's MAIN function so they (M$) invented ExitProcess for this reason.

DaveR · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:43 am Post subject: