First, run the query outside of a script to confirm the behavior, like
this:

   dsmc q b c:\file.txt
   echo %errorlevel%

If the errorlevel is 8, that would confirm that the script is not at
issue.

Next check your dsmerror.log for any warning messages that coincide with
the time you ran the query. If I were a betting man, my money would say
you are hitting the infamous ANS1009W DRM registry problem.

Best regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development
Level 3 Team Lead
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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 08/12/2008
03:11:06 PM:

> I have a script that was tested in 5.3, but has been moved to a 5.4
> client on windows. Where 'dsmc q backup c:\file.txt' would return 0
> if there was a backup and 8 if there was not, it just returns 8.
> Anyone seen this weirdness?
>
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