Shell Script Test - strange %errorlevel% value

[AlexL]

[AHM v. 8.86, under Windows 2003 and 7]

I am trying to compare two files (I cannot use the File Compare test because one of the files has to be dynamically created by the test itself).
My script is this:

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@echo off
FC c:\aaa.txt c:\bbb.txt > nul
IF %errorlevel% == 0 (echo ScriptRes:OK:%errorlevel%) Else (echo ScriptRes:Bad:%errorlevel%)

If I execute it outside HostMonitor, it gives correct results. However, if I execute it under HM, for example under the Script Manager, with "Let's try", I get a "Bad" result even if I compare a file with itself:

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[13:38:38] HostMonitor is going to execute "TestErrorlevel" script ...
[13:38:38] Script executed, correct result received:
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- Status: Bad
- Reply: -1
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If instead of a file compare I have a

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dir c:\aaa.txt > nul

the results are correct. But again, in the command window the script with FC does work correctly.

What could it be?

TIA

Alex

[KS-Soft Europe]

Looks like FC utility does not work when HostMonitor uses Windows "pipes".
Solution: you may add SScript_UseWindowsPipe=0 line into [Misc] section of hostmon.ini file and restart HostMonitor.
Note: in such case some scripts will use more system resources.

[AlexL]

Yes, this did the trick!

Thanks a lot!

Alex

[KS-Soft Europe]

You are welcome !