Try this set CLASSPATH=MyProject\bin
ant.bat -lib "MyProject\lib" -file build.xml <args> If I remember correctly, the -lib parameter is used to only add jar files to the classpath. you can't use it to add class files to the classpath java 6 supports using wildcards in the class path. so you could also try set CLASSPATH=MyProject\bin;MyProject\lib\* ant.bat -file build.xml <args> ________________________________ From: "Arpe, Kevin C" <kevin.c.a...@jpmorgan.com> To: "user@ant.apache.org" <user@ant.apache.org> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 6:11 AM Subject: Including JARs and Class files Hi, I am trying to launch Ant v1.8.1 on Windows using Java 1.6.0_24. I have some JARs and class files that I need to reference from my build.xml. I tried a few combinations of CLASSPATH (please don't throw stones!) and -lib arguments. None of can do what I want 100%. In my dreams: ant.bat -lib "MyProject\lib" -lib "MyProject\bin" -file build.xml <args> Inside "MyProject\lib" there are many JARs that I want to include. I don't want to specify by name because sometimes the names change (when JAR versions change). Inside "MyProject\bin" is a tree of class files. Example: "MyProject\bin\net\sf\blah\blah\blah\ThisOrThat.class" I also tried using CLASSPATH: set CLASSPATH=MyProject\lib*;MyProject\bin This also does not work. For some reason, the * is not exploded to a list of JARs by the JVM. I assume it would work like the -classpath arg for the JVM. At the moment, I am using the worst case scenario: CLASSPATH with specific JAR files names. Surely, I can do better, but I don't know how. =( Can you please advise? I am sure I am very close(!)... but just one or two characters away. Thanks in advance, Arpe Hongkong This email is confidential and subject to important disclaimers and conditions including on offers for the purchase or sale of securities, accuracy and completeness of information, viruses, confidentiality, legal privilege, and legal entity disclaimers, available at http://www.jpmorgan.com/pages/disclosures/email.
