# Flash IDE as a part of a build process

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-ide-as-a-part-of-a-build-process/328571
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [May 27, 2012, 9:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-ide-as-a-part-of-a-build-process/328571 "2012-05-27T09:08:07Z")
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### Author: ![ir73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/da6949/32.png) [@ir73](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ir73)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2012, 9:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-ide-as-a-part-of-a-build-process/328571/1 "2012-05-27T09:08:07Z")

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Hello,

Does anybody use Flash IDE for building their fla files withing an ant (or maven) script?  
I faced a problem, that if Flash IDE is already opened, then calling flash.exe from ant just activates Flash IDE instance and proceeds to the next step without waiting for swf to get published.