Question

Say I have a batch file where in I call a VBScript(which returns the ERRORLEVEL) like:

    @echo off
    echo Passing the control to VBSCript.
    Cscript test.vbs
    if %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 0 (
    echo done here!!!!
    EXIT /B 0
    )
    if %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 1
    echo EROOR!!!!!!!
    EXIT /B 1
    )

and the test.vbs is like:

    Const HKLM = &H80000002 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    strComputer = "."
    strKey = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\"
    strEntry1a = "DisplayName"
    strEntry1b = "QuietDisplayName"
    strEntry1c = "DisplayVersion"
    .......................................
    ..........some code here...............
    .......................................
    IF i=0 THEN
    WScript.Echo "Congratulations!! Everything is fine......
    WScript.Quit 0
    ELSE
    WScript.Echo "Sorry Mate.. Things out here look bad....
    WScript.Quit 1
    END IF

My question is that upon execution of this batch file…….. I am not able to catch the %ERRORLEVEL% generated by my VBScript in my batch script(PS: test.vbs is executing fine when ran individually). Moreover , its a weird output I am getting:

    Passing the control to VBSCript.
    Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.7
    Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

    ............................
    ............................
    ......VB Code Running........
    ..........here.............

    0 was unexpected at this time.

why am I getting “0 was unexpected at this time.” error in Batch file.
How else can I pass Error code from a vbscript to its parent batch script??

Any help is welcome…….
Thanks in advance.

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New Edit ,

Thanks PA for your reply..
Actually now I am setting a different variable namely, ERRORLEV as shown below:

      IF ERRORLEVEL 0 SET /a ERRORLEV=0
      IF ERRORLEVEL 1 SET /a ERRORLEV=1
      IF ERRORLEVEL 2 SET /a ERRORLEV=2
      echo the value of ERRORLEV is :
      echo %ERRORLEV%
      if %ERRORLEV% EQU 0 (
      echo Nothing is to be Done
      EXIT /B 0
      )
      IF %ERRORLEV% EQU 2 (
      echo Let start then.......
      EXIT /B 1
      )

The best part is now event the variable ERRORLEV is getting set/echoed correctly.
However I am not able to use it in ‘IF’ command..
I am getting a output of :

      the value of ERRORLEV is :
      2
      0 was unexpected at this time.

Can you suggest , what might be the case???

Answer 1

As stated in HELP IF

ERRORLEVEL number – Specifies a true condition if the last program run
returned an exit code equal to or greater than the number
specified.

so you need to test ERRORLEVEL with this special syntax.

IF ERRORLEVEL 2 DOTHIS &goto :eof
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 DOTHAT &goto :eof
DOGOOD