Return a value from Perl pgm called by a dos bat file

Anonymous Monk has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I believe I can call a perl program from within a dos bat file, but I'd like to know if it is possible to return a value (ie: status - could be numeric or text) from the perl program back to the executing bat file. Win2k.

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Re: Return a value from Perl pgm called by a dos bat file by gellyfish (Monsignor) on Apr 29, 2004 at 16:39 UTC
Yes, the value you return from your program with exit() will be available to the %ERRORLEVEL variable in your batch file /J\	[reply]
Re: Return a value from Perl pgm called by a dos bat file by NetWallah (Canon) on Apr 29, 2004 at 18:46 UTC
Here is a sample BAT file that expands on what gellyfish said: `perl -e "exit 5" echo %ERRORLEVEL%` [download] The code above prints "5" , which is what the %ERRORLEVEL% gets set to. Offense, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder, and a fantasy. By guaranteeing freedom of expression, the First Amendment also guarntees offense.	[reply] [d/l]