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Store the program output in variable: Use the drop-down to select which variable
or job info to will be used to store the program output.
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Exit Code group
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Store the exit code in job info: Use the drop-down to select which variable or job
info will be used to store the program's exit code. The exit code is a numerical value
generated by the program which will indicate whether its execution was a success
or if errors were encountered.
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Verify return value: Check to enable the group and react whenever specific exit
codes are returned by the software.
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If exit code is: Use the drop-down to select how to compare to the exit code. This
numerical comparison is either equal, greater than or lower than.
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Value: The numerical exit code that will be verified.
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Return: Use the drop-down to select whether this exit code should define a success
or a failure of the external program. If "Failure" is chosen, exit codes that match the
condition set will cause the On Error tab to be triggered and any other exit code will
be considered a success. Inversily, if Success is chosen, exit codes that match the
condition set will cause be considered a success and any other exit code will cause
the On Error tab to be triggered.
On Error Tab
For a description of the options on the On Error tab see "Using the On Error tab" on page82.
Comments Tab
The Comments tab is common to all tasks. It contains a text area (Task comments)that lets
you write comments about the task. These comments are saved when the dialog is closed with
the OKbutton, and are displayed in the Task Comments Pane.
Check the option Use as step description to display the text next to the icon of the plugin in
the Process area.
Load External File
Load External File action tasks are used to replace the current job file by the designated text
file. Loading an external file does not delete the original file or modify it in any way.
This task is put into effect in the following example process:
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