Return codes for the initialization and termination exits

Table 1 shows the return codes that the FREE initialization and termination exits support.

Table 1. Return codes for the FREE initialization and termination exits
Return code (decimal)	Description
0	Exit processing was successful. FREE processing continues.
12	Exit processing was unsuccessful. FREE issues an error message to the user and then terminates processing. If the exit uses return code 12, it can also pass back an exit reason code to the FREE command processor. For more information about the exit reason code, see Exit reason code.
16	Exit processing was unsuccessful. FREE terminates processing. The FREE command processor does not display a message to the user if the exit sets a return code of 16. Before the exit returns with return code 16, it can display a message to the user, for example, using PUTLINE.

If the exit returns an undefined return code, the FREE command processor terminates without displaying a message to the user.

The termination exit receives control just before the completion of FREE processing. Therefore, the FREE command processor may have already successfully executed regardless of the return code the termination exit returns.