I had written an explanation in the FAQ on jGuru: http://www.jguru.com/faq/view.jsp?EID=1099123 "Evaluating properties based on other properties"
You need the code described there, so I recommend reading that. I donīt know the "Ashkelon". Jan > Thanks again. I'm working on ur suggestions. While your logic > might be the > best thing to do but pls tell me on more thing. I was > wondering is I could > do something like this: > > Make entries for source and destination folders in a property > file and then > do a looping through them. Like : > > Src.project.1 = src\devSystem\Project1 > Dest.project.1 = javadocs\devSystem\Project1 > > Src.project.2 = src\devBR\Project2 > Dest.project.2 = javadocs\devBR\Project2 > > > Can I have my ant script read one set of src and dest and > process them and > then move to the next one. > > Something like that. > > Actually I'm using a similar property file for another tool > called Ashkelon > but that tool takes care of this loop on itself using java code. > > So I was wondering if I could use the same or similar > property file with > ant. > > Vikas > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 9:24 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Directory names > > I wouldnīt do a loop and several ifīs. > I would try that: > > - let the project create their javadoc in their own directory > (common name > e.g. apidoc): > Projects/devSystem/Project1/apidoc > - do the creation with a unified target > <target name="javadoc"/> > - write that target in an external file > Projects/javadoc.xml > - include that in the several buildfiles > - <import file="../../javadoc.xml"/> > - XML entity include > - write a global buildfile > Projects/build.xml > - iterates over all sub-buildfiles > <subant> > - copy all apidoc directories > <copy>, <fileset>, <mapper> > > > <subant> and <import> are part of Ant 1.6 (beta available at > http://cvs.apache.org/dist/ant/v1.6beta1/ ) > > > Jan > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vikas Phonsa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 6:15 PM > > To: 'Ant Users List' > > Subject: RE: Directory names > > > > > > Jan, > > Thanks a lot, this works. I wanted to somehow use your answer for my > > original problem. Pls take a look at this and I would appreciate any > > suggestions: > > > > I'm trying to make an ant script that would scan several > > different Project > > folders, generate javadocs and place the docs in different > destination > > folders for each project based on the name and director > > structure of the > > project. I am able to generate docs if all projects and docs > > were under one > > folder. But the scr and destination folders are supposed to be under > > different directory structures like this: > > > > Src: Projects/devSystem/Project1 > > Projects/devBR/Project2 > > > > Destination: Javadoc/devSystem/Project1 > > Javadoc/devBR/Project2 > > > > I know if-else task exists in ant-contrib. But can I > > implement some if-else > > functionality to do a selection based on directory structure > > or names so > > that the docs go to the appropriate folders. > > > > Thanks > > > > Vikas > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 11:21 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Directory names > > Does > > <project> > <dirset id="fs" dir="." includes="*"/> > <pathconvert property="fs.value" refid="fs" > pathsep="${line.separator}"/> > <echo>${fs.value}</echo> > </project> > > > help? > > > Jan > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vikas Phonsa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 10:18 PM > > To: 'Ant Users List' > > Subject: Directory names > > > > > > Is there any way ant could be used to get a list of names of > > directories > > under a base directory. > > I have checked out basename and dirname but it seems they > > won't serve the > > purpose. > > > > Thanks > > vikas > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
