Try using " -- <property name="foo" value="It's spelled "potatoe""/> HTH Bill
-----Original Message----- From: Brown, Carlton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 3:49 PM To: Ant Users List Subject: Escaping double quotes in properties? I'm trying to store double quotes in a property, to print out a phrase like: It's spelled "potatoe" The manual provides only this cute bit of advice: Want unusual characters? Escape them \u0456 or \" style. Problem is, it doesn't seem to work, or I'm misunderstanding it: <?xml version="1.0"?> <project name="test" default="build"> <target name="build"> <property name="foo" value="It's spelled \"potatoe\""/> <echo message="${foo}"/> </target> </project> Buildfile: test.xml BUILD FAILED /tmp/test.xml:4: Element type "property" must be followed by either attribute specifications, ">" or "/>". Total time: 0 seconds I also tried \u201C and \u201D which I believe are the correct unicode quotes, but Ant just printed them literally. Help? ***** The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential, proprietary, and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from all computers. GA625 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
