NTBackup return codes

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Hi all,

Anyone know the codes returned by NTBACKUP? .. Like if I were to execute
NTBACKUP from a batch file and wanted to find the return value after
NTBACKUP finished?

TIA

-BB

 

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Brian Burgess wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Anyone know the codes returned by NTBACKUP? .. Like if I were to execute
> NTBACKUP from a batch file and wanted to find the return value after
> NTBACKUP finished?
>
You already did a google search ?

http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=ntbackup&as_oq=errorcode%20errorlevel%20returncode&as_ugroup=microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin

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As someone else said, don't post here unless you have googled first!

Microsoft says:

The Backup tool (Ntbackup.exe) may not return correct program exit codes.
The expected behavior is to return a zero (0) exit code when a program
starts and runs successfully, and a non-zero exit code when there is a
problem.

Currently, the Backup tool may return a zero (0) exit code even when there
is a problem. The Backup tool will return a non-zero error code only when it
encounters a catastrophic failure, such as an out of memory failure. A
missing device, missing media, or even a backup failure will still return a
zero (0) exit code.

See http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;260327

Roland Giesler
Stellenbosch
South Africa


"Brian Burgess" <bburgess66@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uIEPJBs#EHA.2584@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hi all,
>
> Anyone know the codes returned by NTBACKUP? .. Like if I were to execute
> NTBACKUP from a batch file and wanted to find the return value after
> NTBACKUP finished?
>
> TIA
>
> -BB
>
>

 

[jmb]

RG, did you bother to read BG's question and the MS link you inappropriateky flamed him with? They're completely unrelated. NWAH

 

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Did you bother to notice that the last post was dated 1/16/2005 before flaming RG (who will probably never read your post)?