It worked! Only like this; ---export_simple_script_wrapper.sh ... #typeset -i RC=`/bin/sh /tmp/export_simple_script.sh` #typeset -i RC=`/tmp/export_simple_script.sh` /tmp/export_simple_script.sh RC=$? ... ---export_simple_script.sh ... exit $RC Seems the "typeset -i RC=...." will not work for me. Chris -----Original Message----- From: Radoulov, Dimitre [mailto:cichomitiko@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thu 9/1/2005 4:58 PM To: Marquez, Chris; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: PART II: - Beyond a basic Oracle EXP/IMP shell script: Error Handling & Exit Status? RE: PART II: - Beyond a basic Oracle EXP/IMP shell script: Error Handling & Exit Status?Try it like this: ====================================================================================== export_simple_script_wrapper.sh: ====================================================================================== ################### # ERROR HANDLING & RETURN CODES ################### export log_file="export_simple_script_wrapper.log" # RETURN CODE: Set initial Return Code - RC for this script. RC=1 echo 'RETURN CODE: Set initial Return Code - RC for this script.' >> $log_file 2>&1 echo $RC >> $log_file cleanup() { echo cleaning up echo "RETURN CODE: $RC" } trap 'cleanup; exit $?' EXIT ######################## # EXECUTE SCRIPT LOGIC: 1 ######################## #typeset -i RC=`/bin/sh /app/oracle/stagearea/export_simple_script.sh` /app/oracle/stagearea/export_simple_script.sh RC=$? if [[ $RC -ne 0 ]]; then exit else echo ' ' >> $log_file echo 'ORACLE EXPort SUCCEEDED!: '$RC >> $log_file 2>&1 echo $RC >> $log_file echo ' ' >> $log_file fi # RETURN CODE: Show EXPort Return Code - RC: EXPort RETURN CODE. #RC=$? echo 'RETURN CODE: Show EXPort Return Code - RC: EXPort RETURN CODE.' >> $log_file 2>&1 echo $RC >> $log_file ====================================================================================== export_simple_script.sh: ====================================================================================== ######################## # EXECUTE SCRIPT LOGIC: 1 ######################## exp userid=test/test file=test.dmp log=test.log >> $log_file 2>&1 export RC=$? # RETURN CODE: Set next Return Code - RC: ORACLE EXP RETURN CODE. #RC=$? echo 'RETURN CODE: Set next Return Code - RC: ORACLE EXP RETURN CODE.' >> $log_file 2>&1 echo $RC >> $log_file if [[ $RC -eq 1 ]]; then echo ' ' >> $log_file echo 'ORACLE EXPort FAILED!: '$RC >> $log_file 2>&1 echo ' ' >> $log_file elif [[ $RC -eq 0 ]]; then echo ' ' >> $log_file echo 'ORACLE EXPort SUCCEEDED!: '$RC >> $log_file 2>&1 echo ' ' >> $log_file else echo ' ' >> $log_file echo 'ORACLE EXPort Utility STOPPED!: '$RC >> $log_file 2>&1 echo ' ' >> $log_file fi exit $RC ====================================================================================== Output & logfile: $ ./export_simple_script_wrapper.sh cleaning up RETURN CODE: 1 $ vi export_simple_script_wrapper.log "export_simple_script_wrapper.log" 19 lines, 538 characters RETURN CODE: Set initial Return Code - RC for this script. 1 Export: Release 9.0.1.5.0 - Production on Thu Sep 1 22:53:33 2005 (c) Copyright 2001 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved. EXP-00056: ORACLE error 1034 encountered ORA-01034: ORACLE not available ORA-27101: shared memory realm does not exist SVR4 Error: 2: No such file or directory EXP-00005: all allowable logon attempts failed EXP-00000: Export terminated unsuccessfully RETURN CODE: Set next Return Code - RC: ORACLE EXP RETURN CODE. 1 ORACLE EXPort FAILED!: 1 HTH Dimitre Radoulov