#!/usr/bin/ksh 

typeset -i NO_RECS

$NO_RECS=process_file

# Process file is a C program that is set up to return an int from main. The
#program complies with no issues, but an error is generated when the shell
#calls the program. Is the syntax correct to return the int value to a shell
#variable?

int main(argc,argv)
{

int no_recs_tot ;

/* This is just a function within the c program that returns the int value */

no_recs_tot = bld_detail(v_out_path,v_in_path,inrec_cnt,v_src_data_dt);
 
return (no_recs_tot);

} /* End main */

int main()
{
	return 42001;
}

$ cc -o testc test.c
$ testc
$echo $?
17

#!/usr/bin/ksh 

typeset -i NO_RECS

$NO_RECS=process_file

NO_RECS=$(process_file)

#!/usr/bin/ksh
typeset -i NO_RECS
NO_RECS=$(process_file)

int main(argc,argv)
int argc; char *argv[];
{

int no_recs_tot ;

/* This is just a function within the c program that returns the int value */
no_recs_tot = bld_detail(v_out_path,v_in_path,inrec_cnt,v_src_data_dt);
 
fprintf(stdout,"%d",no_rec_tot);
} /* End main */