Hello Ray !
Why don't you use the option under Pre&Post commands settings in the backup job properties - > Run job only if pre-command is successful ?
Select this option to run the backup or restore job only if the pre-command is successful. If the pre-command fails, the job does not run, and is marked as failed.
If it is critical that the job does not run if the pre-command fails, then select Allow pre- and post-commands to be successful only if completed with a return code of zero. If a non-zero code is returned, it is interpreted by Backup Exec to mean that the pre-command did not run successfully. The job is not run and the job status is marked as Failed.
Regards,
Ashutosh
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