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Old 09-25-2006
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Code tags please. Like {code} int main(); {/code} but with [ ] instead of { }.

The syntax for returning a code to the shell is exactly as you show it. What might be wrong is the VALUE you return. Any non-zero value means some sort of error. Zero means success.