ant script task with javascript is what i'd go for..
On 8/23/05, Barry White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Have you looked at writing cutom ant tasks? It maye help to handle some > of the messier details. > > Barry > > Scott Bell wrote: > > > > > > Problem statement: > > > > I have a number of simple tcl scripts, and they take a set number of > > params as input (argv). Usually 1-10 params. They can all run > > standalone, but have dependencies. ANT is therefore perfect for them. > > > > I have the params that I send to the scripts as named value pairs in a > > set of property files. We clone the property files for each objects we > > want created. > > > > For example > > > > hostobject1.properties > > hostobject2.properties > > > > we would send to hostobject.tcl twice to create two objects. > > > > Ok, so far...but, its not a good way to run a deployment, run a script > > twice manually. > > > > But it gets more complicated. There are about 10 difference scripts and > > with each script, we often need to create many objects, each with its > > own properties. > > > > So here is the solution (question is, can ANT make it possible): > > > > We want to run each one of the scripts, once for every property file > > that EXISTS, and we want to use ant to drive the whole thing. > > > > So, if there is a hostobject5..properties file..in a directory, ant > > knows it needs to run the script for it to create the object. > > > > So ant goes and > > 1. finds the properties files > > 2. understands from the name of the property file what task to execute > > and pass it to > > 3. iterates over all files, calls the correct task once for each > > property file it has > > > > Even better, we can put cloned property files into directories to keep > > everything neat and tidy. > > > > How do we do this? Can ANT make it work? or do I need a shell script. > > > > There are filesets, macrodefs..etc. > > > > We use 1.5 of ant, but..can upgrade to 1.6, if required. 1.5 solution > > preferred. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger 7.0 today! > > http://messenger.msn.co.uk > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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] > >
