Please explain exactly what you are trying to do in terms of Ant XML; i.e. provide an example.
-Matt --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Well, I've tried location but even if the input > property is an absolute > path like /usr/tmp, Ant will append basedir and > create a property > /my/basedir/usr/tmp. I'm using Ant 1.6.2 on Linux. > > Sten > > -----Original Message----- > From: Burgess, Benjamin > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 7:12 PM > To: Ant Users List > Subject: RE: how to detect relative or absolute path > value > > Instead of using value, use location for the > property and it should > convert it o an absolute path automatically. > > Ben > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 1:10 PM > To: user@ant.apache.org > Subject: how to detect relative or absolute path > value > > My Ant script needs to know if a property value is a > relative or > absolute path in order to decide if to prepend a > root path or not. Can > Ant do this without custom tasks? > > Sten Rosendahl > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional > commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ************************************************************** > This message, including any attachments, contains > confidential > information intended for a specific individual and > purpose, and is > protected by law. If you are not the intended > recipient, please contact > sender immediately by reply e-mail and destroy all > copies. You are > hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or > distribution of this > message, or the taking of any action based on it, is > strictly > prohibited. > TIAA-CREF > ************************************************************** > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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] > > ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]