I don't know the names of the files in the directory. I want to determine if there are any files in the directory before I attempt to tar.
Eric -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 10:52 AM To: user@ant.apache.org Subject: AW: Check if files exist in a folder before I tar <available property="file.present"> <target unless="file.present"> <untar/> </target> Jan >-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- >Von: Eric Wood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Gesendet: Dienstag, 28. Februar 2006 16:50 >An: user@ant.apache.org >Betreff: Check if files exist in a folder before I tar > >What is the easiest way to check if files exist in a folder prior to >attempting to back them up via tar? > >Tar fails if I run it asking it to back up files and no files exist. > > <tar destfile="${backup.dir}/${current.dir}.tar"> > <tarfileset dir="${gen.dir}" > > <include name="*.*" /> > </tarfileset> > </tar> > >Eric > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
