# MX\_CMD\_STATUS

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_Reviewed and revised April 2024_

**xcall MIAMEX, MX\_CMD\_STATUS, cmdcode**

MX\_CMD\_STATUS (MIAMEX 1) sets the command file status, returning the previous status.

**Parameters**

_cmdcode_  ([Unsigned Int](integer-unsigned.htm.md))  \[in/out\]

Sets the new command file status and retrieves the prior status, based on the following table.

| **Value** | **Meaning** |
|------|------|
| 0 | No command file currently running |
| 1 | Command file is in silent (:S) mode |
| _2_ | Command file is in response (:R) mode |
| 3 | Command file is in trace (:T) mode |
| 4 | Command file is executing last line while in silent mode |


**Comments**

To retrieve the current status without changing it, make a copy of the returned status and call it a second time. For example:

map1 cmdcode,b,1

map1 cmdcode2,b,1



xcall MIAMEX, MX\_CMD\_STATUS, cmdcode      \! retrieve current status, set new status to 0

cmdcode2 = cmdcode                        \! copy of original status

xcall MIAMEX, MX\_CMD\_STATUS, cmdcode2     \! reset the original status

? "Current status is "; cmdcode