Well, this idea may seem like a hack, but perhaps it'll work for you. You can use the ant-contrib library <var> task (http://ant-contrib.sourceforge.net/tasks/tasks/variable_task.html), which is like a mutable ant property. You could use it such you constantly append data to it, using some kind of a seperator as you append to make it easier to break it down when you're done.
-----Original Message----- From: Gilbert Rebhan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 23 August 2006 20:12 To: Ant Users List Subject: Re: <buffer> ?! Hi, David > Well maybe I'm misunderstanding you, but the xml logger I mentioned [...] yup, i know i can run an antfile with -logger ... [..] > This is a bulk data collection, but from looking at your code, I think > you want to be able to write out particular things at particular > times, for which my solution is overkill. exactly :-) i want no bulk data collection that has to be parsed by another script, converted via xslt or something else ... i just want some collection like a StringBuffer - where i can put stuff in when i want to - that stays in memory for antscript lifecycle, and dump it to a file or a mail message or ... Regards, Gilbert --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
