"error=2" means "The system cannot find the file specified." I'm not sure, but I don't think Runtime.execute() uses the PATH environment variable to find executables (on Windows). You need to specify the full path for execEx.
-----Original Message-----
From: Suu Quan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 2:06 PM
To: ANT user group
Subject: can't <exec>
Crying help to this forum
Trying out this simple task/target
<project default='init'>
<target name='init'>
<exec executable="execEx" dir="." />
</target>
</project>
I get :
C:\exec-example:4: Execute failed: java.io.IOException: CreateProcess:
execEx error=2
execEx works perfectly outside of ant.
jakarta1.3.0_02, windows 2000
tia
