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Posted to user@ant.apache.org by William Ferguson <wi...@mincom.com> on 2000/08/01 11:09:56 UTC
Target if
How can I get a Target to execute only if a file is *not* present?
Is there a way of negating the value to the if attribute?
I can obviously set a property if a file exists using available, but how
to use the negative?
William Ferguson
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RE: Target if
Posted by William Ferguson <wi...@mincom.com>.
Thanks Donald,
that'll teach me for using old doco.
William Ferguson
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Donald [mailto:donaldp@mad.scientist.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, 1 August 2000 19:11
> To: ant-user@jakarta.apache.org
> Subject: Re: Target if
>
>
> At 07:09 1/8/00 +1000, you wrote:
> >How can I get a Target to execute only if a file is *not* present?
> >
> >Is there a way of negating the value to the if attribute?
> >
> >I can obviously set a property if a file exists using
> available, but how
> >to use the negative?
>
> <available property="blah.present" file="blah.txt" />
> <target name="blee" unless="blah.present">
> ...
>
>
> does this do what you want ???
> Cheers,
>
> Pete
>
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> | "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want |
> | to test a man's character, give him power." |
> | -Abraham Lincoln |
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>
Re: Target if
Posted by Peter Donald <do...@mad.scientist.com>.
At 07:09 1/8/00 +1000, you wrote:
>How can I get a Target to execute only if a file is *not* present?
>
>Is there a way of negating the value to the if attribute?
>
>I can obviously set a property if a file exists using available, but how
>to use the negative?
<available property="blah.present" file="blah.txt" />
<target name="blee" unless="blah.present">
...
does this do what you want ???
Cheers,
Pete
*------------------------------------------------------*
| "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want |
| to test a man's character, give him power." |
| -Abraham Lincoln |
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