Sessioncreator CLI never returns ERRORLEVEL 1

Question

I noticed this a while ago, when using Sessioncreator through the CLI the documentation says this:

@echo off
"C:\TestCompleteFolder\Bin\TestComplete.exe" "C:\TestCompleteProjects\MyProj\MyProj.mds" /run /exit

IF ERRORLEVEL 1001 GOTO NotEnoughDiskSpace
IF ERRORLEVEL 1000 GOTO AnotherInstance
IF ERRORLEVEL 127 GOTO DamagedInstall
IF ERRORLEVEL 4 GOTO Timeout
IF ERRORLEVEL 3 GOTO CannotRun
IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO Errors
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO Warnings
IF ERRORLEVEL 0 GOTO Success
IF ERRORLEVEL -1 GOTO LicenseFailed

But when warnings are in the logs I only get ERRORLEVEL 1 (Success).

This has been an issue for at least the past 3 years.
Overal not a big issue, I was just wondering if it's just me.

rraghvani · Answer

I don't seem to always get notifications from a reply, I've responded to. Hence the delay in replying.
I've run the same test using SessionCreator, and I am not getting the same results, with or without /UseActiveSession. Though Exit Codes are supported via SessionCreator, it's not working as expected. So It's best to open a Support Ticket via&nbsp;https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/message/ .&nbsp;
Running test2() and test4()
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scot1967 · Answer

I had to get to a meeting....&nbsp; Here is the rest of what I found...Each of these error levels should be returned to the CLI.&nbsp; In older versions, SessionCreator returned fewer ERRORLEVELS.&nbsp; So, I am not sure what is going on here. [Edit] Check your version? [/Edit]
Applies to TestExecute 15.40, last modified on March 25, 2022

https://support.smartbear.com/testexecute-for-testleft/docs/running/automating/sessioncreator/index.html

Applies to TestComplete 15.76, last modified on July 09, 2025

https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/working-with/automating/session-creator/index.html

Open a support request:

https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/message/

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mw_didata · Answer

I am using the latest version of TC, TE and SessionCreator.Thanks for looking into it, I'll create a support ticket for this issue.

rraghvani · Answer

Here's an example, where I run individual functions i.e. test1, test2, test3, test4 to log either a message, warning or error.

When test1 completes, it returns ERRORLEVEL = 0.
When test2 completes, it returns ERRORLEVEL = 1.
When test3 completes, it returns ERRORLEVEL = 2.
When test4 completes, it returns ERRORLEVEL = 2, because the highest level is logged
If the instance of TestComplete/TestExecute is not executed within the same process, you will get a different retuned value.
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mw_didata · Answer

EDIT: I tried the same using TestExecute instead of SessionCreator, TE does return the Errorlevel 1 warnings. SessionCreator does not.&nbsp;For me I only get back ERRORLEVEL 0 on warnings, I did use SessionCreator not Testexecute."C:\Program Files (x86)\SmartBear\TestExecute 15\x64\Bin\SessionCreator.exe" RunTest /Username: /Password: /ProjectPath:"PathTo\TestErrorLevel.pjs" /UA /ScreenResolution:1600*900 /Timeout:9000 /project:TestErrorLevelIF ERRORLEVEL 1001 GOTO NotEnoughDiskSpaceIF ERRORLEVEL 1000 GOTO AnotherInstanceIF ERRORLEVEL 127 GOTO DamagedInstallIF ERRORLEVEL 4 GOTO TimeoutIF ERRORLEVEL 3 GOTO CannotRunIF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO ErrorsIF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO WarningsIF ERRORLEVEL 0 GOTO SuccessIF ERRORLEVEL -1 GOTO LicenseFailed:TimeoutGOTO End:CannotRunGOTO End:ErrorsGOTO End:WarningsGOTO End:SuccessGOTO End:Endecho %ERRORLEVEL%pauseIn the TestErrorLevel project there is this test:function test1(){&nbsp; Log.Warning("This is a warning");}The test was run through the Execution plan