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BICKY1980
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Error Level Not being returned?

I have a command which I execute using T-SQL. The command runs fine but the errorlevel does not get returned to SQL.

The command I am running is: (I am purposely specifying a file which does not exists to get the error code) 

c:\winscp.com /console /command "option batch abort" "option confirm off" "open ftp://[hiddenFTPdetails]" "put c:\work\test3.txt" "exit" & ECHO errorcode=%ERRORLEVEL%

The following gets returned? 

batch           abort     
confirm         off       
Connecting to ftp://[hiddenFTPdetails] ...
Connected with ftp://[hiddenFTPdetails] Waiting for welcome message...
Connected
Starting the session...
Reading remote directory...
Session started.
Active session: [1] ftp://[hiddenFTPdetails]
File or folder 'c:\work\test3.txt' does not exist.
System Error.  Code: 2.
The system cannot find the file specified 
(A)bort, (R)etry, (S)kip, Ski(p) all: Abort
errorcode=0
NULL

As you can see the System Error code is being returned correctly but the errorlevel (System Error. Code: 2.) being read back to SQL is 0 (errorcode=0) - how do i echo the system error code

Please help

Thanks

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Re: Error Level Not being returned?

Environment variables on one line (no matter if that line includes multiple commands using &) are resolved BEFORE that line is executed.
Try dir nonexisting & echo %ERRORLEVEL%. You will also get 0.

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First, you cannot get the "System Error 2" back via WinSCP exit code. WinSCP return always 0 or 1.
I just wanted to point out that your test with & ECHO errorcode=%ERRORLEVEL% is irrelevant.

Please attach a full log file showing the problem (using the latest version of WinSCP).

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Thanks for the clarification.

What I need to be able to do is run winscp via the command line and if anything fails for whatever reason I want to be informed of it. Having a code returned would be ideal which is why ideally I was wanting the system error code as this specified the exact problem. I have been using XP_cmdshell on SQL Server which runs it fine but when I encounter a problem I need winscp to inform me.

The command I am running is: 

c:\winscp.com /console /command "option batch abort" "option confirm off" "open ftp://[hiddenFTPdetails]" "put c:\work\test3.txt" "exit"

If I could still make use of the return code what would the correct syntax be? (Log file attached if this helps??)

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I cannot support an ancient version of WinSCP you are using. Please upgrade to the latest version and post a log file using it (for session, where WinSCP fails).

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