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    DosExitCode

    Exit code of last executed program.

    Declaration

    Source position: dosh.inc line 99

    function DosExitCode : Word;

    Description

    DosExitCode contains (in the low byte) the exit-code of a program executed with the Exec call.

    Errors

    None.

    See also

    Name Description
    Exec Execute another program, and wait for it to finish.

    Example

    Program Example5;
uses Dos;

{ Program to demonstrate the Exec and DosExitCode function. }

begin
{$IFDEF Unix}
  WriteLn('Executing /bin/ls -la');
  Exec('/bin/ls','-la');
{$ELSE}
  WriteLn('Executing Dir');
  Exec(GetEnv('COMSPEC'),'/C dir');
{$ENDIF}
  WriteLn('Program returned with ExitCode ',Lo(DosExitCode));
end.