On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 18:57:58 -0800, Sampath Ravindhran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have a Java application that uses the Runtime.exec() method to run a > bunch of Perl scripts. When the perl program exits, the java application > retrieves the exit status of the perl process, and expects it to be 0. > Anything other than 0 is treated as an error and the application does > not proceed further. > > On VMS, I observe that no matter what I do, I am never able to get it to > return a value of 0. I tried the use of 'vmsish 'exit', but to no > avail. If I create a simple script with just "exit 0;" in it, the value > of $status on exit from the Perl program is always 1. > > How do I get it to return a value of '0'. I am loathe to change the java > code just for this.
If the Java code will run any other VMS programs, then it might be worth changing ... You could just wrap the perl in a DCL script that converts the exit code accordingly. > > Here's what I found searching through the VMS Perl archives: > ----- > > -=item C<vmsish exit> > - > -This makes C<exit 1> produce a successful exit (with status SS$_NORMAL), > -instead of emulating UNIX exit(), which considers C<exit 1> to indicate > -an error. As with the CRTL's exit() function, C<exit 0> is also mapped > -to an exit status of SS$_NORMAL, and any other argument to exit() is > -used directly as Perl's exit status. > ---- > > Note above it says the value '0' is always mapped to '1' ! I am hoping this > can be bypassed somehow. > > I am on Alpha OpenVMS Version 7.3-2, Perl version is 5.6.1. > > Appreciate your inputs. > > Thanks, > Sam > >
