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Execute Windows commands in Katalon Studio

To execute Windows command line, simply use this script in your test case:

String cmd = "Your command"
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd)

Example:

Call taskkill command

String cmd = "taskkill /F firefox.exe"
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd)

Launch external program:

Runtime.runtime.exec("path/to/vlc.exe")

Execute a batch file

import com.kms.katalon.core.configuration.RunConfiguration
  /**
   * Execute a batch file situated in the KS project directory.
   * @param batchFile (String) e.g. "myfile.bat"
   */
  static void runBatchFile(String batchFile) {
    String bf = RunConfiguration.getProjectDir() + '/' + batchFile
    comment("Running batch file: " + bf)
    Runtime.runtime.exec(bf)
  }

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