You should consider what Jeffrey is saying regarging asking questions on the list. It will help you get the answers you need faster. Based in the limited information you have provided, I would recommend using the <copy> task to make a backup before deployment.
Cheers, -Rob Anderson > -----Original Message----- > From: Karthik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 8:04 AM > To: Ant Users List > Subject: RE: Auto task need to take backup before deployemnt > > Hi Form > > > So this answers my Question, one has to be expert in *ANT > APIS* to ask such questions ? > > with regards > Karthik > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeffrey E Care [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 9:16 PM > To: Ant Users List > Subject: RE: Auto task need to take backup before deployemnt > > > Basically yes, this is not a smart question. > > You aren't giving us any meaningful information about your > scenario or the problem you are trying to solve. Here's just > a sampling of some of the information that would have been > helpful in your initial query: > > Is the machine local or remote? One machine or many? > You're asking about JSPs...what appserver are you deploying > to? Does your appserver vendor provide this support? > Where are the backups going to be stored? > > Obviously I can't speak for everyone on this list, but I > don't have the time or the patience to try and pry this > information out of you. At this point it appears to me that > you want someone to completely design a solution for you; > there are people on this list who make their living selling > these kinds of consulting services - why should they help you > design a solution for free when you could be hiring them instead? > > Describe your goal, describe your problem & describe what you > have done so far to solve that problem & describe where > you're stuck; that's how to ask a smart question on this list. > > -- > Jeffrey E. Care ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > WebSphere v7 Release Engineer > WebSphere Build Tooling Lead (Project Mantis) > > > "Karthik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 01/17/2006 09:45:54 AM: > > > hI > > > > Does this mean i have been asking "Dumb Questions" > > and the form is for asking smart Questions only... > > > > > > > > need help please > > > > > > > > with regards > > Karthik > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jeffrey E Care [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 5:07 PM > > To: Ant Users List > > Subject: Re: Auto task need to take backup before deployemnt > > > > > > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > > > -- > > Jeffrey E. Care ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > WebSphere v7 Release Engineer > > WebSphere Build Tooling Lead (Project Mantis) > > > > > > "Karthik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 01/17/2006 06:27:24 AM: > > > > > > > > Hi form > > > > > > > > > using ant i need a task to take back up of deployed > > > files( selective jsp / calss /html /.... files )before > > > new deployment task is fired. > > > > > > how to achieve this ??? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > with regards > > > Karthik > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > - 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] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
