# Adding Command Output to a Variable

**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/adding-command-output-to-a-variable/1024
**Category:** Discussion
**Created:** [November 4, 2008, 11:21am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/adding-command-output-to-a-variable/1024 "2008-11-04T11:21:16Z")
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### Author: ![deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/deleted_user/32/937_2.png) [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2008, 11:21am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/adding-command-output-to-a-variable/1024/1 "2008-11-04T11:21:16Z")

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Hi,

I have done a little program that I can run from command line and that returns a certain value.

I was wondering :

Is there a way to store the program exit code of a Command Line Execution into a Variable in FinalBuilder ?

Thank you very much,

Elmo84

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### Author: ![paulsamways](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e8c25b/32.png) [@paulsamways](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/paulsamways)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2008, 12:06pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/adding-command-output-to-a-variable/1024/2 "2008-11-05T12:06:49Z")

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Hi Luc,   
  
 Both the ‘Execute Program’ and the ‘Run DOS Command’ actions have a property named ‘ReturnCode’ that can be use to set a variable in the action’s ‘AfterAction’ script event.   
  
 The script will simply be (in Javascript):

```
Your_Variable = Action.ReturnCode;
```
   
  
 Regards,   
 Paul.

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### Author: ![deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/deleted_user/32/937_2.png) [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2008, 2:41am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/adding-command-output-to-a-variable/1024/3 "2008-11-05T02:41:30Z")

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Hi Paul,  
  
Thank you :)  
I just tried it and it worked perfectly.  
  
Regards,  
Luc