Hi Thank you all.
The build.xml is given by the vendor of the app server, and is a complex build file. I am OK to make changes, but only minor changes. I tried adding attribute *vmlauncher="false"* to exec and it worked for me. cheers a s On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 2:59 PM, Dalton, Tom <[email protected]> wrote: > You probably need to specify the working dir for the start executable and > might also need to add ./ to start if wherever it is located isn't in the > system PATH. > > E.g. > <exec dir="<path/to/start>" > executable="./start" > output="./testproj.log"> > <arg line=" cmd /c notepad"/> > </exec> > > Hope that helps! > > Tom > > -----Original Message----- > From: as rao [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 16 December 2009 07:40 > To: [email protected] > Subject: 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 <[email protected]> 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: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > -- regards a s rao
