Program exited with code 2 (0x02). What does it mean?

[uus99]

I have a program, that displays this in the debug window when i exit it. Do i have to worry? What does the exit code mean? I thought a healthy program should return an exit code of 0. The thread 0xF48 has exited with code 2 (0x2). The thread 0x3B8 has exited with code 2 (0x2). The thread 0xF70 has exited with code 2 (0x2). The thread 0xDCC has exited with code 2 (0x2). The program 'D:\Documents\BarcodeRT ver2.2\Debug\BarcodeRT.exe' has exited with code 2 (0x2).

[Michael Dunn]

An exit code of 2 has no intrinsic meaning, nor does 0. It's the convention that 0 means "app exited normally" but that's not a rule. The process and each thread has an exit code, and the code can be used for whatever purpose the app wants. --Mike-- Personal stuff:: Ericahist | Homepage Shareware stuff:: 1ClickPicGrabber | RightClick-Encrypt CP stuff:: CP SearchBar v2.0.2 | C++ Forum FAQ ---- Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering? I think so Brain, but if we shaved our heads, we'd look like weasels!

[Antony M Kancidrowski]

Since you have the code you ought to be able to see where the threads are setting the exit code to 2. Hopefully there will be an explaination of what the originall programmer meant by exiting with 2 rather than any other number. Ant. I'm hard, yet soft.
I'm coloured, yet clear.
I'm fuity and sweet.
I'm jelly, what am I? Muse on it further, I shall return! - David Williams (Little Britain)

[uus99]

Well, i wrote the program, and it spawns an additional 1 thread. I didnt return any value when i exit the thread, and that's why i'm wondering why it returns a value of 2.

[Antony M Kancidrowski]

Um, Could you post a snippet of the code that generates the thread and the function that exits the thread code? That may help? Ant. I'm hard, yet soft.
I'm coloured, yet clear.
I'm fuity and sweet.
I'm jelly, what am I? Muse on it further, I shall return! - David Williams (Little Britain)