Got the trick .. donno how $1 was in mind .. %1 did all the work .. Thanks everyone !
-----Original Message----- From: Keith Hatton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 11:03 AM To: Ant Users List Subject: RE: passing parameters to ant Shouldn't the -D... settings go immediately after "ant" and before "-buildfile ..."? Keith -----Original Message----- From: Radha Sangal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 11 January 2005 16:01 To: Ant Users List Subject: 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] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
