Rebhan, Gilbert schrieb: > > -----Original Message----- > From: ca_iancu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 2:11 AM > To: user@ant.apache.org > Subject: Re: how to copy and edit a section of a text file > > /* > No, I mean copy the entire section as written down before: from <device name > .... to </device>. I keep the old section, then I append the new one which > is almost identical but not quite. If you look again at the code, you will > see that the second xml file (the one I would like to get) is different than > the first one. Here's another attempt, where device1 is duplicated and it > becomes device2.They are independent entities now. Thank you. > */ > > Sorry for the late reponse, had been off some days. > Here a quick shot with xmltask =
P.S. : here's the xmlstructure i tested with Ant 1.6.5 /jdk 1.5.0 and xmltask 1.15.1 File.xml before : <devices> <device name="some_device"> content </device> <devices> > <project name="test" default="main" basedir="."> > <!-- // Taskdefs --> > <!-- Import XMLTask --> > <taskdef name="xmltask" classname="com.oopsconsultancy.xmltask.ant.XmlTask" /> > <!-- Taskdefs // --> > <!-- // Properties --> > <property name="old.source.device" value="some_device"/> > <property name="new.source.device" value="some_other_device"/> > <!-- Properties // --> > > <target name="depends"> > <xmltask source="File.xml" report="true" dest="File.xml"> > <copy path="//[EMAIL PROTECTED]'${old.source.device}']/." buffer="foobar" /> > <insert path="//[EMAIL PROTECTED]'some_device']/." buffer="foobar" > position="after"/> > <replace path="//[EMAIL PROTECTED]'${old.source.device}'][2]/@name" > withText="${new.source.device}" /> sorry,should have been = <xmltask source="File.xml" report="true" dest="File.xml"> <copy path="//[EMAIL PROTECTED]'${old.source.device}']/." buffer="foobar"/> <insert path="//[EMAIL PROTECTED]'${old.source.device}']/." buffer="foobar" position="after"/> <replace path="//[EMAIL PROTECTED]'${old.source.device}'][2]/@name" withText="${new.source.device}" /> > </xmltask> > </target> > > <target name="main" depends="depends"> > <xmltask> > <print buffer="foobar"/> > </xmltask> > </target> > </project> File.xml afterwards : <devices> <device name="some_device"> content </device> <device name="some_other_device"> content </device> <devices> you need xmltask, get it here = http://www.oopsconsultancy.com/software/xmltask/#download Regards, Gilbert --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]