Or using <pathconvert>? Regards Ivan
--- EJ Ciramella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > what's using the property in the property file? > > why not have "/" instead of "\"? > > If you MUST have "\", why not let your build finish, > then have another replace step to change "\" to > "\\"? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Burbidge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 2:11 PM > To: user@ant.apache.org > Subject: Generating property file with path name... > > > As part of an ant build I need to generate a > properties file with a path > in it. I start with a "template" properties file > with the following line > in it: > > > > Home = @HOME@ > > > > I then use the following ant tasks to replace the > @HOME@ with a path > generated as part of the ant build. > > > > <path id="home.path" > path="${basedir}/../../../../../build/win/debug"/> > > <property name="home.system.path" > refid="home.path"/> > > > > <target name="gen.config"> > > <copy > file="${ids.config.template}" > tofile="${ids.config}" overwrite="true"> > > <filterchain> > > <replacetokens> > > <token key="HOME" > value="${home.system.path}"/> > > </replacetokens> > > </filterchain> > > </copy> > > </target> > > > > The resulting file contains the following line: > > > > Home = c:\xenon\build\win\debug > > > > I thought this was really cool till I realized that > the '\' must be > escaped in java property files. What I really want > is: > > > > Home = c:\\xenon\\build\\win\\debug > > > > Can anyone suggest a better way to do this? Is there > a way to get a > system path to put in a properties file with the > appropriate escaped > charaters? > > > > Thanks, > > Michael- > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
