Terminate Batch Job skip

[andry81]

The Terminate Batch Job message issued by the cmd.exe in case if a sub process you handled to close (by CTRL-C or what ever takes) is returned -1073741510.

cmd.exe /c exit -1073741510

You can replace the exit code to suppress the interruption.

Tests:

https://github.com/andry81/contools--debug/tree/HEAD/test_skip_terminate_batch_job_by_filter_exit_code_01.bat

@echo off

setlocal

cmd.exe /c exit -1073741510 || call cmd.exe /c @if %%ERRORLEVEL%% EQU -1073741510 (exit 9009) else exit %%ERRORLEVEL%%

echo ERRORLEVEL=%ERRORLEVEL%

https://github.com/andry81/contools--debug/tree/HEAD/test_skip_terminate_batch_job_by_filter_exit_code_02.bat

@echo off

setlocal

call;

rem requires to press CTRL+C because of infinite for loop
cmd.exe /c @for /L %%i in () do @break || call cmd.exe /c @if %%ERRORLEVEL%% EQU -1073741510 (exit 9009) else exit %%ERRORLEVEL%%

echo ERRORLEVEL=%ERRORLEVEL%

https://github.com/andry81/contools--debug/tree/HEAD/test_skip_terminate_batch_job_by_filter_exit_code_03.bat

@echo off

setlocal

rem requires to press CTRL+C because of infinite timeout
timeout.exe /T -1 /NOBREAK || call cmd.exe /c @if %%ERRORLEVEL%% EQU -1073741510 (exit 9009) else exit %%ERRORLEVEL%%

echo ERRORLEVEL=%ERRORLEVEL%

Results:

test_skip_terminate_batch_job_by_filter_exit_code_1.bat:

^CERRORLEVEL=9009

test_skip_terminate_batch_job_by_filter_exit_code_2.bat:

ERRORLEVEL=255

test_skip_terminate_batch_job_by_filter_exit_code_3.bat:

Press CTRL+C to quit ...
ERRORLEVEL=1

Note

You can't put cmd.exe /c exit -1073741510 into a script, because in that case it will be asked for the interruption instead of the caller script.

Note

The exit code after the interruption is not always determined and can be overriden by the cmd.exe like in the example 2, 3 (not -1073741510 nor 9009).

Note

You have to handle the exit code replacement from each sub process in each script.

To improve the usage you can create a variable:

set CMD_SKIP_TERMINATE_BATCH_JOB="%%SystemRoot%%\System32\cmd.exe" /S /c "if %%ERRORLEVEL%% EQU -1073741510 (exit 9009) else exit %%ERRORLEVEL%%"

... || call %CMD_SKIP_TERMINATE_BATCH_JOB%

Warning

The start prefix does not trigger the command line after the || operator in case of CTRL+BREAK or close console window using UI. But works with the & operator.

Test:

https://github.com/andry81/contools--debug/tree/HEAD/test_skip_terminate_batch_job_by_filter_exit_code_04.bat

@echo off

setlocal

set @CMD_SKIP_TERMINATE_BATCH_JOB="%%SystemRoot%%\System32\cmd.exe" /S /c "@if %%ERRORLEVEL%% EQU -1073741510 (exit 9009) else exit %%ERRORLEVEL%%"

start /WAIT "" timeout.exe /T -1 /NOBREAK & call %@CMD_SKIP_TERMINATE_BATCH_JOB%

echo ERRORLEVEL=%ERRORLEVEL%

Result:

^CERRORLEVEL=9009

Note

You can not minimize call "%%SystemRoot%%\System32\cmd.exe" /S /c "@if %%ERRORLEVEL%% EQU -1073741510 (exit 9009) else exit %%ERRORLEVEL%%" down to call "%%SystemRoot%%\System32\cmd.exe" /c @exit %%ERRORLEVEL%%" because of CTRL+BREAK case or close through the console UI button (which is the same).

Note

If a process does return the interruption exit code (-1073741510), then you can handle the interruption using 9009 code ('...' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. message) as a replacement. As said before this is not always possible due to different return codes.

Test:

https://github.com/andry81/contools--debug/tree/HEAD/test_skip_terminate_batch_job_by_filter_exit_code_05_ctrl_c_only_1.bat

@echo off

setlocal

rem DOES work in case of CTRL+C only (not CTRL+BREAK), double `^C` print
start /WAIT "" timeout.exe /T -1 /NOBREAK & call cmd.exe /c @exit %%ERRORLEVEL%%

echo ERRORLEVEL=%ERRORLEVEL%

Now, only CTRL+C skips the message, when CTRL+BREAK and UI close button does keep request the termination.

Result:

^C^CTerminate batch job (Y/N)?

To automate the usage you can split the command line into 2 variables:

https://github.com/andry81/contools--debug/tree/HEAD/test_skip_terminate_batch_job_by_filter_exit_code_06_ctrl_c_only_2.bat

@echo off

setlocal

set @CMD_SKIP_TERMINATE_BATCH_JOB="%%SystemRoot%%\System32\cmd.exe" /S /c "@if %%ERRORLEVEL%% EQU -1073741510 (exit 9009) else exit %%ERRORLEVEL%%"

set :CALL_CMD_SKIP_TERMINATE_BATCH_JOB=call %%@CMD_SKIP_TERMINATE_BATCH_JOB%%

rem DOES work in case of CTRL+C only (not CTRL+BREAK), single `^C` print
start /WAIT "" timeout.exe /T -1 /NOBREAK & %:CALL_CMD_SKIP_TERMINATE_BATCH_JOB%

echo ERRORLEVEL=%ERRORLEVEL%

Result:

^CTerminate batch job (Y/N)?

Note

Example 5 and 6 has a difference. The latter does print ^C up on CTRL+BREAK and UI close button only once.

Note

The @CMD_SKIP_TERMINATE_BATCH_JOB and :CALL_CMD_SKIP_TERMINATE_BATCH_JOB variables has a difference. The former works for both CTRL+C and CTRL+BREAK including UI close button. When the latter works only for CTRL+C.

Note

For example, the set ":CMD=cmd.exe" call %:CMD% /k in a script won't work due to early parse stage for the labels: The system cannot find the batch label specified - CMD.

[andry81]

There is exist one builtin method by using call-with-label.

https://github.com/andry81/contools--debug/tree/HEAD/test_skip_terminate_batch_job_by_filter_exit_code_10_inner_call.bat

@echo off

setlocal

rem DOES work in case of CTRL+BREAK
start /WAIT "" timeout.exe /T -1 /NOBREAK & call :SETERR

echo ERRORLEVEL=%ERRORLEVEL%

exit /b

:SETERR
exit /b

Result:

^CERRORLEVEL=-1073741510

Note

This method can not be used in case of an automation, because call :SETERR can not be put into a variable as a subroutine.

Automation through the contools project:

https://github.com/andry81/contools--debug/tree/HEAD/test_skip_terminate_batch_job_by_filter_exit_code_11_script_call_1.bat

@echo off

setlocal

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

rem DOES work in case of CTRL+BREAK
start /WAIT "" timeout.exe /T -1 /NOBREAK & call "%%CONTOOLS_ROOT%%/std/errlvl.bat"

echo ERRORLEVEL=%ERRORLEVEL%

Result:

^CERRORLEVEL=-1073741510