Back again: you cant use $1 on windows. > Shouldn't the -D... settings go immediately after "ant" and before "-buildfile ..."?
order is irrelevant (as long as the parameter follows its option flag :) Jan > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Radha Sangal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Gesendet am: Dienstag, 11. Januar 2005 17:01 > An: Ant Users List > Betreff: RE: passing parameters to ant > > Changed command line : > cmd /c ant -buildfile > D:\v04_E\Build_Scripts\CvsDiffReports\automated_cvsdiffs.xml > manualDiff > -DDevBuild1=$1 -DDevBuild2=$2 -l D:\test2.txt > > <property name="DevBuild1" value="${DevBuild1}"/> > <property name="DevBuild2" value="${DevBuild2}"/> > <echo message="Starting CVS Difference Report (${DevBuild1} to > ${DevBuild2})"/> > > Output : > manualDiff: > [echo] Starting CVS Difference Report ($1 to $2) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeffrey E Care [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 10:45 AM > To: Ant Users List > Subject: Re: passing parameters to ant > > 1) IIRC there _must not_ be a space betwixt "-D" and the > property: i.e. > your command line should look like this: > > cmd /c ant -buildfile > D:\v04_E\Build_Scripts\CvsDiffReports\automated_cvsdiffs.xml > manualDiff > -DDevBuild1=$1 -DDevBuild2=$2 > D:\test2.txt > > 2) You might consider using the "-l" option instead of > redirecting the > output. > > 3) Your stanza <property name="DevBuild1"> value="$(DevBuild1)"/> is > completely wrong & totally unnecessary if you pass in the parameters > correctly. > > -- > Jeffrey E. Care ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > WebSphere Build SWAT Team Lead > WebSphere Build Tooling Lead (Project Mantis) > https://w3.opensource.ibm.com/projects/mantis > > > "Radha Sangal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 01/11/2005 > 10:30:50 AM: > > > [snip] > > > > cmd /c ant -buildfile > > D:\v04_E\Build_Scripts\CvsDiffReports\automated_cvsdiffs.xml > manualDiff > > -D DevBuild1=$1 -D DevBuild2=$2 > D:\test2.txt > > > > > > > > ($1 and $2 are passed from the client and are tested to > have the right > > value at run time) > > > > > > > > Ant script "automated_cvsdiffs.xml" receiving these parameters: > > > > <target name="manualDiff"> > > > > <!-- TO use manual diff, set the build names > > > below. This targets DEV build only --> > > > > <property name="DevBuild1" > > value="$(DevBuild1)"/> > > > > <property name="DevBuild2" > > value="$(DevBuild2)"/> > > > > <echo message="Starting CVS > Difference Report > > (${DevBuild1} to ${DevBuild2})"/> > > > > > > > > Output as in test2.txt : > > > > manualDiff: > > > > [echo] Starting CVS Difference Report ($(DevBuild1) to > > $(DevBuild2)) > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
