Index: trunk/ippScripts/scripts/chip_imfile.pl
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--- trunk/ippScripts/scripts/chip_imfile.pl	(revision 23186)
+++ trunk/ippScripts/scripts/chip_imfile.pl	(revision 23295)
@@ -248,4 +248,6 @@
     # run_state, outputImage, and outroot are globals
 
+    $exit_code = $PS_EXIT_PROG_ERROR unless defined $exit_code;
+
     carp($msg);
     if (defined $chip_id and defined $class_id and not $no_update) {