We've tried this but ant still waits for the notepad window to close before proceeding.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Wannheden, Knut [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 10:48 AM > To: 'Ant Users List' > Subject: RE: starting new processes without ant blocking > > > on a w2k or nt system you could try using 'start notepad' or > even 'start > somefile.ext' in which case start will open the file > 'somefile.ext' with the > program associated with the extension '.ext' on your computer in the > background. > > -- > knut > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Nathan Coast [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Donnerstag, 7. Februar 2002 11:28 > > To: Ant Users List (E-mail) > > Subject: starting new processes without ant blocking > > > > > > Hi, > > > > I've followed numerous threads on this subject in mail > > archive but to no > > avail. Is there any way to spawn a background process from > ant (e.g. > > Notepad) without ant waiting for the notepad window to close? > > > > Thanks Nathan > > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > > are addressed. If you have received this email in error > please notify > > the system manager. > > > > This footnote also confirms that this email message has > been swept by > > MIMEsweeper at LevelSeas for the presence of computer viruses. > > > > > ********************************************************************** > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
