IEBCOMPR returns a code in register 15 to indicate the results of program execution. The return codes and their meanings are:

Codes

Meaning

00 (X'00')

Successful completion.

08 (X'08')

An unequal comparison. Processing continues.

12 (X'0C')

An unrecoverable error exists. The utility ends.

16 (X'10')

A user routine passed a return code of 16 to IEBCOMPR. The utility ends.