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Subject: AW: AW: executing batch files in separate windows
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You could it more readable with

<project>

    <macrodef name=3D"bat">
        <attribute name=3D"file"/>
        <sequential>
            <exec executable=3D"cmd" spawn=3D"true">
                <arg line=3D"/c start @{file}"/>
            </exec>           =20
        </sequential>
    </macrodef>
   =20
    <bat file=3D"first.bat"/>
    <bat file=3D"second.bat"/>

</project>


Jan

>-----Urspr=FCngliche Nachricht-----
>Von: arijit [mailto:ghosh.arijit@wipro.com]=20
>Gesendet: Mittwoch, 20. Juni 2007 16:00
>An: user@ant.apache.org
>Betreff: Re: AW: executing batch files in separate windows
>
>
>Thanks Steve. Got it working.
>
>Posting the solution for other's reference --
>
><target name=3D"test">
>
> <exec executable=3D"cmd" spawn=3D"true">
>   <arg line=3D"/c start first.bat"/>
> </exec>
>	=09
> <exec executable=3D"cmd" spawn=3D"true">
>   <arg line=3D"/c start second.bat"/>
> </exec>
>
></target> =20
>
>
>Steve Loughran wrote:
>>=20
>> arijit wrote:
>>> Thanks Jan. Unfortunately I am not an expert in ANT. Can=20
>you provide some
>>> more code to show how I can run the batch files in separate=20
>dos prompts ?
>>>=20
>>>=20
>>=20
>> do you mean you actually want the windows to pop up? Thats no longer=20
>> ant, that's windows.
>>=20
>> you need to exec the program "start". Before you start=20
>rushing out lots=20
>> of support emails related to it
>>=20
>> 1. start /? will list the options
>> 2. those of us who moved to linux many years ago cannot provide help
>>=20
>> -steve
>>=20
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