Hello --- Paul Faulstich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is there a way to tell if a fileset is empty? If > so, he could just create a fileset based on that dir > and check it. I haven't found such a task if there > is one.
Yes, there is a way to tell if a fileset is empty: use <pathconvert> task with its setOnEmpty attribute. Regards Ivan > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 12:02 PM > To: user@ant.apache.org > Subject: AW: Check if files exist in a folder before > I tar > > <tstamp/> > <tar > destfile="${backup.dir}/backup_${DSTAMP}_${TSTAMP}.tar"> > <fileset dir="${data.dir}"> > <modified/> > </> > </> > > > Jan > > >-----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- > >Von: Eric Wood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Gesendet: Dienstag, 28. Februar 2006 17:37 > >An: Ant Users List > >Betreff: RE: Check if files exist in a folder > before I tar > > > >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 > > > >>-----Urspr�ngliche 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] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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] > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
