Thanks Jan. That is a cleaner approach..
Jan.Materne wrote:
>
> 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
>
>>-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>>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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