--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Doug Chamberlin <chamberlin.doug@...> wrote: > > I agree. > > Over the years I've used and built dozens of utility programs that use the > error code return value to reflect various status values unrelated to the > basic utility operation. Typically 0 means "no problems", positive values > mean basic ops problem (serious operating errors), negative values mean > result status (operating normally). >
Indeed. To be perfectly strict these are not Error Codes but Exit Codes which can (as you said) reflect various states. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]