Article: Q158358
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbtool
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
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SUMMARY
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The DELETE command returns an error level of 0 for a successful operation.
However, beginning with Windows NT 4.0, DELETE returns an error level of 2 if it
finds no files to delete.
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This change was made so that batch file designers can detect whether or not
files are actually deleted. Batch files that expect 0 to be returned if no files
are found to be deleted must be modified for the new return value.
All versions of MS-DOS, Windows 95, and earlier versions of Windows NT return 0
in this circumstance.
Additional query words: prodnt errorlevel
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Keywords : kbtool
Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version : 4.0
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