Invalid exit code from script call in cmd.exe command line

[andry81]

Tests:

https://github.com/andry81/contools--debug/tree/HEAD/.test_error_level_reset_in_cmdexe_w_script_call/test.bat

@echo off

setlocal

call;

call :TEST || exit /b
exit /b 0

:TEST
exit /b 123

https://github.com/andry81/contools--debug/tree/HEAD/test_error_level_reset_01_cmdexe_w_script_call.bat

@echo off

setlocal

call;

cmd.exe /c @"%~dp0.test_error_level_reset_in_cmdexe_w_script_call\test.bat"

echo ERRORLEVEL=%ERRORLEVEL%

Output:

ERRORLEVEL=0

Workarounds:

https://github.com/andry81/contools--debug/tree/HEAD/test_error_level_reset_02_cmdexe_w_script_call_fix_1.bat

@echo off

setlocal

call;

cmd.exe /c @"%~dp0.test_error_level_reset_in_cmdexe_w_script_call\test.bat" ^& exit

echo ERRORLEVEL=%ERRORLEVEL%

https://github.com/andry81/contools--debug/tree/HEAD/test_error_level_reset_03_cmdexe_w_script_call_fix_2.bat

@echo off

setlocal

call "%%~dp0__init__\__init__.bat" || exit /b

cmd.exe /c @"%~dp0.test_error_level_reset_in_cmdexe_w_script_call\test.bat" ^& "%%CONTOOLS_ROOT%%/std/errlvl.bat"

echo ERRORLEVEL=%ERRORLEVEL%

Output:

ERRORLEVEL=123

For more details see: https://github.com/andry81/contools/tree/HEAD/scripts/tools/std/errlvl.bat

Note

This issue is related to the exit code reset after cmd.exe start: #45

Note

The call exit /b %%%%ERRORLEVEL%%%% does not work in the cmd.exe command line due to different expansion rules.