Execute Groovy script with arguments from Grails app

Question

In reference to the question asked here

which works except ...how do I pass arguments ?

def cmd = ['groovy.bat', 'C:\\my path\\mysript.groovy']

for a script that is run from the command line like

groovy myscript.groovy -name params.name -project params.name

using CliBuilder for arguments and params from form submitted

Miguel Prz · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-07 20:23:57Z

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Groovy provides a simple way to execute command line processes. Yo can write the command line as a stringm and call the execute() method. Example:

"groovy myscript.groovy -name nancy -project testproj".execute()

In case of arguments with whitespaces:

["groovy", 
 "my script with spaces.groovy", 
 "-name", 
 "nancy", 
 "-project", 
 "testproj"].execute()

answered Feb 7, 2013 at 20:03

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I have to use a list because there are spaces in my path

for some reason this didn't work initially, before I asked the question.. but it did once I restarted teh grails app. Thanks