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