http://ant.apache.org/faq.html#CreateProcess_error_2 http://ant.apache.org/manual/CoreTasks/exec.html
"start" is not an executable. You have to start "cmd" instead and use "start" as first argument. Jan >-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- >Von: as rao [mailto:asrao.y...@gmail.com] >Gesendet: Mittwoch, 16. Dezember 2009 08:40 >An: user@ant.apache.org >Betreff: Re: exec - Cannot run program 'start' CreateProcess error=2 > >Hi > >To simplifying the problem statement, when I try to run the >default target >in the following build file: > >--------------- ><project name="test" basedir="." default="test-target"> > ><target name="test-target"> > <exec executable="start" > output="./testproj.log"> > <arg line=" cmd /c notepad"/> > </exec> ></target> ></project> >--------------- > >I am getting same error. > >cheers >a s > > >On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 11:51 AM, as rao <asrao.y...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi >> >> During starting of app server using ant / build.xml (given >by the vendor), >> I faced the following issue: >> >> My env is windows XP, ant 1.7.1 >> I am running a build.xml (given by the vendor) to start an >app server, from >> DOS prompt. I got the following error: >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------- >> BUILD FAILED >> D:\Installations\11gPS1\build.xml:538: The following error >occurred while >> executing this line: >> D:\Installations\11gPS1\build.xml:555: The following error >occurred while >> executing this line: >> D:\Installations\11gPS1\build.xml:635: Execute failed: >java.io.IOException: >> Cannot run program "start": CreateProcess error=2, The >system cannot find the >> file specified >> --------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> when I looked into the build.xml I found that its exec trying to run >> 'start' command using which it intend to run a .cmd file to >start the app >> server . >> And interestingly from the same DOS prompt I could run >"start" command to >> open a notepad, and so I tend to think that there are no >issues with PATH, >> shell, etc. >> >> Any suggestions? >> >> >> cheers >> a s >> > > > >-- >regards >a s rao > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: user-unsubscr...@ant.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: user-h...@ant.apache.org
