<target name="run" depends="jar"> <java jar="PathtoJar/jarname.jar" fork="true"/> </target>
and yes.. add a manifest to jar (Main class where the main() is there ) -----Original Message----- From: triona28 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 1:43 PM To: user@ant.apache.org Subject: new ant user - trying to run java cmd Hi, I'm trying to run a class from built jar using ant but my script doesn't pick up even my echos around it - what am I doing wrong? this is the bit that's already in my script & works: <target name="jar" depends="compile, expandjars" description="generate JAR file" > <exec executable="${AppPath}/host/vergen.exe" outputproperty="AppVersion" resolveExecutable="true"> <arg value="${AppPath}/src/version.cpp"/> <arg value="-report"/> </exec> <property name="jar.name" value="${build}/HostSimulators_${AppVersion}.jar" /> <jar destfile="${jar.name}"> <fileset dir="${build}/classes" /> <fileset dir="${build}/jar"/> <fileset dir="src"> <include name="**/*.jpg"/> <include name="**/*.properties"/> <include name="**/*.gif"/> <include name="**/*.txt"/> <include name="**/*.ghost"/> <include name="**/*.dec"/> <include name="**/*.nan"/> </fileset> <manifest> <echo>mainfest</echo> <attribute name="Main-Class" value="com/tech/simulators/Main"/> </manifest> </jar> </target> now when I run my Main.java in Eclipse - I use the Run -> Run with program parameters {-cfg /simulators/simulators.cfg} how can I do this Run in Ant? I've tried: <target name="run" depends="jar"> <java classname="Main" classpath="${jar.name}" fork="true"/> </target> but with no luck!! please help, tri -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/new-ant-user---trying-to-run-java-cmd-tf4191525.html#a 11919932 Sent from the Ant - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]