Hello Edward, Unless I'm mistaken, the <input> task allows input to set properties in ant. This does not address a running java program that requires it's own input *after* the app is already running. Keep in mind, this app doesn't perform anything Ant related. It is just a demo app that I can run from the command line and I want to know if I can launch it from within Ant and provide input to it there just like I could if I launch it directly on the command line outside of Ant. So far, it doesn't look like it is possible. Any other comments?
Jake Tuesday, November 19, 2002, 8:46:43 AM, you wrote: GE> Sure, GE> http://jakarta.apache.org/ant/manual/CoreTasks/input.html GE> Thank You, GE> Edward Grinvald GE> Computer Associates International GE> Programmer, Storage Development GE> [EMAIL PROTECTED] GE> (631) 342 6350 GE> -----Original Message----- GE> From: Jacob Kjome [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] GE> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 9:26 AM GE> To: Ant Users List GE> Subject: RE: is command line input possible when running <java>? GE> hmmm... maybe I didn't explain this well. The problem is that the app GE> is GE> not running in batch mode. It takes user input. It isn't a task that GE> you GE> just give some parameters and say "go off and do something and come back GE> when you finish". It is an interactive app that you ask it each time to GE> do GE> a new thing. So, once it is running, I need to be able to type commands GE> to GE> the program. Sending parameters to it when it starts isn't useful in GE> this GE> case. GE> Is there any way to do that running under ant with the <java> task or GE> any GE> other task in ant? GE> Jake GE> At 02:26 AM 11/19/2002 -0600, you wrote: >>use something like >>cmd line: >> ant -DmyParam="myValue1 myValue2" >> >>and inside java task use this myParam .. it will be passed to java task >> >> >>Prem >> >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Jacob Kjome [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>Sent: Tuesday, 19 November 2002 11:36 AM >>To: Ant Users List >>Subject: is command line input possible when running <java>? >> >> >> >>Hi, >> >>I'm running some demos from my ant build file with the <java> task. A >>couple of the demos are gui apps and I've had no problem with them. >>However, now I have an app that takes command line input and it doesn't >>seem to be able to take any user input from the console. Is there a >>way to make this work for <java>? Are there other tasks in Ant that >>will allow this? Any suggestions? Of course a user can just run it >>from the command line, but I'd like to have all the demos available to >>run via ant targets. >> >>Jake >> >> >>-- >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: GE> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>For additional commands, e-mail: >><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>-- >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: GE> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>For additional commands, e-mail: >><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> GE> -- GE> To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> GE> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Best regards, Jacob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
