IBM Z/os Rexx script returns 255 exit code

Question

I have simple Rexx script hello_world.rexx:

/* rexx */

SAY 'Hello World'

EXIT

Then I run it:

>./hello_world.rexx
Hello World

It executes well, but somehow I always get 255 exit code.

>echo $?
255

Does somebody know how to fix script to get 0 as exit code?

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 26 '19 at 13:03

I assume you are running the REXX code from USS.

You can explicitly set return code 0 by using EXIT 0, for example:

/* rexx */

SAY 'Hello World'

EXIT 0

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 26 '19 at 13:04

3

According to the documentation an return code of 255 indicates that the program was terminated. Use exit 0 if you want a zero returned.

answered Aug 26 '19 at 13:04

Dave

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 27 '19 at 15:52

0

Or you can use the RETURN keyword with a code:

RETURN 0

answered Aug 27 '19 at 15:52

NicC

3 Answers3