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Does that imply that using a .bat script would not return a ERRORLEVEL 0 value on a success? If that is true, I never noticed it.

djangofan
– djangofan

2013-07-01 16:22:13 +00:00
Commented Jul 1, 2013 at 16:22
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I think it means that if ERRORLEVEL was set to non-0, then you run one of those commands, it will be left alone (non-0) in a .bat file but reset to 0 in a .cmd file. But, Windows being what it is, it's quite possible it actually causes a disembodied voice to tell you, in Pig Latin, "reset ERRORLEVEL yourself if you care so much!".

MadScientist
– MadScientist

2013-07-10 15:37:55 +00:00
Commented Jul 10, 2013 at 15:37
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I think it is saying only those specific commands would do the different set/not set actions. Others will work like normal

PsychoData
– PsychoData

2014-02-04 22:41:21 +00:00
Commented Feb 4, 2014 at 22:41
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Note - The APPEND command has been replaced with the undocumented DPATH command, although DPATH /? still lists the command as APPEND. Also, the Wiki article has since been mostly corrected, except it does not list DPATH.

dbenham
– dbenham

2016-01-22 17:32:32 +00:00
Commented Jan 22, 2016 at 17:32
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The FTYPE command also clears the ERRORLEVEL to 0 only when executed by a .cmd script.

dbenham
– dbenham

2016-01-23 19:25:36 +00:00
Commented Jan 23, 2016 at 19:25

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