Building applicaiton using commandline using a batch file

[symbiannil]

Hi,

I am building an application using the commandline and then creating a sis file and also getting it signed using the commandline tools. Instead of typing all the commands i wanted everything to work automatically . So i created a batch file but i am facing a problem. The batch file executes the commands smoothly till the the applicaiton gets build but it does not executes the commands after the command for building the application(abld build gcce urel). The below is my batch file content.

cd\
cd Myapp
cd group
bldmake bldfiles
abld build gcce urel // The batch file runs till this command but deos not executes the commands after this.
echo "Build Successful"
cd..
cd sis
makesis Myapp.pkg Myapp.sis
signsis Myapp.sis Myappsigned.sis *.cer *.key passphrase
echo "Signing Successful"

what can be the reason behind this.
Awaiting for a reply..............


Regards
symbiannil

[wizard_hu_]

DOS "heritage": by default the control is passed between .bat files in a unidirectional 'goto'-like way. If you want them as sub-routines, which return, use call

cd\
cd Myapp
cd group
call bldmake bldfiles
call abld build gcce urel // The batch file runs till this command but deos not executes the commands after this.
echo "Build Successful"
cd..
cd sis
makesis Myapp.pkg Myapp.sis
signsis Myapp.sis Myappsigned.sis *.cer *.key passphrase
echo "Signing Successful"

In fact you can use call for anything, so putting it before makesis/signsis would also work.

[kiran10182]

Also if you want to be sure things went fine, you may use pause which will ask you to enter any key to proceed.

...
...
...
echo "Build Successful"
pause
cd..
cd sis
makesis Myapp.pkg Myapp.sis
signsis Myapp.sis Myappsigned.sis *.cer *.key passphrase
echo "Signing Successful"
pause

[symbiannil]

Thanks Wizard_hu for your help.

Regards
symbiannil