The number of include elements is dynamic so I don't think this is going to
work.
I've resorted to writing a custom task. I wish there was a better way to do
this.
Michael George wrote:
>
> Another possibility is to create a template file foo.xml.in and use copy
> with substitutions:
>
> --- foo.xml.in ----
>
> <project>
> <include>@file1@</include>
> <include>@file2@</include>
> </project>
>
> --- build.xml ---
>
> <copy from="foo.xml.in" to="foo.xml">
> <filterset>
> <filter token="file1" value="bar.as" />
> <filter token="file2" value="baz.as" />
> </filterset>
> </copy>
>
> <import file="foo.xml" />
>
> I'm not sure if this would accomplish what you want.
>
> --Mike
>
>
> glenn opdycke-hansen wrote:
>> Then use <echo> to write to write to the file.
>> --glenn
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 09:38, HamletDRC <hamlet...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Sorry, but this isn't going to work.
>>>
>>> Both echo and echoxml escapes the brackets in the property that contains
>>> XML.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> HamletDRC wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Glenn,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the answer!
>>>>
>>>> I do indeed need to include the <compc> tag in echoxml because without
>>>> it
>>>> there is no root tag and so the xml is malformed.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> glenn opdycke-hansen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I would try the following approach: (1) write the value to a file and
>>>>> (2)
>>>>> import the file back to the Ant script.
>>>>> Perhaps something like this.
>>>>>
>>>>> <echoxml file="foo.xml">
>>>>> <include>bar.as</include>
>>>>> <include>baz.as</include>
>>>>> </echoxml>
>>>>>
>>>>> ...
>>>>> <compc>
>>>>> <import file="foo.xml"/>
>>>>> </compc>
>>>>>
>>>>> The <compc> </compc> might need to be included in the <echoxml>
>>>>>
>>>>> --glenn
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 15:56, HamletDRC <hamlet...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is it possible to do this?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a property that contains two XML elements as a String:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <property name="foo"
>>>>>> value="<include>bar.as</include><include>baz.as
>>>>>> </include>"
>>>>>> />
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And I want it expanded into the execution of a task as if I wrote
>>>>>> this:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <compc>
>>>>>> <include>bar.as</include>
>>>>>> <include>baz.as</include>
>>>>>> </compc>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I expected this to work:
>>>>>> <compc>
>>>>>> ${foo}
>>>>>> </compc>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But I get the error:
>>>>>> The <compc> type doesn't support nested text data ("${foo}").
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm assuming this isn't an error with "compc" but is instead in error
>>>>>>
>>> in
>>>
>>>>>> how
>>>>>> I'm expanding ${foo}.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can I do this in Ant?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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