Running an ANT script in a .bat/.cmd file under Windows

Author: Kasper B. Graversen, 26/08/08
Keywords: ANT, Build script, Bat file, Cmd file
Abstract: This article explains how to run an ANT script in a .bat or a .cmd file under Windows.
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Running an ANT script in a .bat/.cmd file under Windows

This is just a quick tip for Windows users who are running Ant. The other day, I wanted to first execute an Ant script, and then start a Jetty web server. The naive approach is to do something similar to 
ant -q -f c:\coding\project-x\build.xml
java -jar start_jetty.jar
You won't get very far with such an approach. After the Ant script has executed, the script will stop running. The secret is to use the Windows command CALL hence you need to change the above script to 
CALL ant -q -f c:\coding\project-x\build.xml
java -jar start_jetty.jar
Then things run as expected. Basically, the CALL command enables a user to execute a batch file from within another batch file.



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