running exe or bat file in groovy

[tomptomp]

Hi.  i'm trying like crazy to run an .exe or a batch file via groovy in soapui.

I've tried:

def command = "cmd.exe /c h:\\BatchFile\\DownloadLogFile.bat"

proc = command.execute()
proc.waitForOrKill(5000)

def torun = "C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe"
proc = torun.execute()
proc.waitForOrKill(5000)

def torun = "h:\\BatchFile\\DownloadLogFile.bat"
proc = torun.execute()
proc.waitForOrKill(5000)

No errors generate from groovy in soapui but no results either

Thanks

[nmrao]

Hmm.. may be try adding some echo statements into the batch script and redirect the output to file. And see if this helps.

[tomptomp]

Nothing.  The best i get is  Script-result:java.lang.ProcessImpl@3ca1xxx.  😞

bummer.  anybody having any success executing any .exe?

[nmrao]

See if below thread helps:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/159148/groovy-executing-shell-commands

[prashobkt]

@tomptomp

When Creating exe, make it to return error codes (integer can be returned from exe)

and while the below command is executed,

proc = command.execute()

error codes will be stored in "proc" variable.

use this variable to check the result.

Hope this helps.

[garlapati99]

How is this resolved. i am also facing the same issue. I ran the .bat file and the batch does the ftp and tries to copy it to my local. I am not getting the file to my local machine when trying to run from groovy script in SOAPUI. When i run the same .bat i am able to successfully copy the file to my local. Please help to resolve this. Thanks

[Ranjeeth_Raj]

I am trying to execute .bat file in groovy using below 2 types; both are failing

1. Runtime.runtime.exec("cmd /c path\test.bat");
2. def proc = "cmd /c path/test.bat".execute()

[Ranjeeth_Raj]

Found solution which is working for me, executes .bat file by opening cmd prompt

Need to add script in bat file and SoapUI script

- Set bat file path in bat file; this is needed while executing bat file since in SoapUI during execution it is taking path of SoupUI so file is not available in that path, add below lines in your bat file

1. c:
2. cd till_the_batfile_path (ex- cd C:\My_docs\)

- Set again path in SoapUI script

1. Process proc=Runtime.getRuntime().exec("cmd /c start c:\\PathOfBatFile\\test.bat");
2. proc.waitFor()

[tomptomp]

That works in most cases!  Thanks!

How would you deal with spaces in the folder such as(example only):

Process proc=Runtime.getRuntime().exec("cmd /c start C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe");
proc.waitFor()

[tomptomp]

Or even:

Process proc=Runtime.getRuntime().exec( 'C:\\DownloadLogFile.bat' );

proc.waitFor()

which doesn't work either