I have powrshell script that check for .xml files, if founds – exit with 5, else exit with 0:

# Ensure the script is run as administrator
if (-not ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator"))
{
    Write-Host "You need to run this script as an administrator."
    exit 6
}

# Define the directories
$xmlRoot = "D:myFolder"

# Count xml files in all subdirectories
$xmlFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path $xmlRoot -Recurse -Filter *.xml
$xmlCount = $xmlFiles.Count
Write-Host "Total xml files found: $xmlCount"

if ($xmlCount -gt 0) {
    exit 5
} else {
    exit 0
}

in powershell, when i check the $LASTEXITCODE i do see 5,
but when I try to catch it in outer application (.bat for example) I don’t get error code:
@echo off powersheel "c:UserslocationcountXML.ps1" echo exit code is %LASTEXITCODE% pause
(I get “exit code is ” without any error code)

I tried:

1. use “try–catch” and “throw” instead of exit
2. use “return”
3. run it without the “check admin” part
4. use %ERRORLEVEL% in the bat (I get “exit code is 1”)

but nothing seems to help.

Thank you.