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How to set common properties?
Hi,
I have a set some properties with attributes
name and value.
e.g.
<property name="deploy.home"
value="${build.test.report.html}/${component}"/>
<property name="deploy.src"
location="${src}/documentation/content/xdocs/${component}"/>
I want the same set of property names to be used in a
different xml file.
How can I include it.
i.e. in a different xml file I want to use something
like
<copy todir="${deploy.home}">
....
....
</copy>
and still want ant to understand the content of
${deploy.home}.
How can this be done.
bye,
with regards,
Deepak.
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Re: How to set common properties?
Posted by Angeshwar Deepak <an...@yahoo.com>.
Hi,
May be I was not clear last time, in the example I had
mentioned, I have a defined path for ${component}.
I want this ${component} 's path alone to be repeated.
i.e. In my new xml file I should simply be able to
specify
...
... href="${component}"
...
...
and ant should refer to the corresponding path
referred in some other file.
bye,
with regards,
Deepak.
--- Ivan Ivanov <ra...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi there are several ways
> 1) externalize the properties in property file:
> #common.properties
> deploy.home=${build.test.report.html}/${component}
> ...
> in your build xml files do
> <property name="commom.properties.location"
> value="...">
> <property
>
file="${commom.properties.location}/common.properties">
> and then you can use the properties defined in the
> common.properties file. You need only to adjust its
> location.
>
> 2) Use <import>
> Create commonprops.xml and define your properties
> there
> <!-- commonprops.xml-->
> <project name="commonprops" basesdir=".">
> <property name="deploy.home"
> value="${build.test.report.html}/${component}"/>
> <property name="deploy.src"
>
location="${src}/documentation/content/xdocs/${component}"/>
> </project>
> ...
> (note that this is ant script) and then <import> it
> in your build files:
> <property name="commom.properties.location"
> value="...">
> <import file="commonprops.xml"/>
>
> 3) Use XML entities
> Create commonsnippet.xml and define your properties
> in
> it
> <!-- commonsnippet.xml-->
> <property name="deploy.home"
> value="${build.test.report.html}/${component}"/>
> <property name="deploy.src"
>
location="${src}/documentation/content/xdocs/${component}"/>
> </project>
> ...
> (note that this is NOT a valid ant script it is just
> a
> fragment). Then in your build files do:
> <!DOCTYPE project[
> <!ENTITY commonproperties
> SYSTEM "file:path_to_commonsnippet.xml">
> ]>
> <project name="..." ...>
> <!-- import external XML fragment -->
> &commonproperties;
> </project>
>
> HTH Ivan
> --- Angeshwar Deepak <an...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a set some properties with attributes
> > name and value.
> >
> > e.g.
> >
> > <property name="deploy.home"
> > value="${build.test.report.html}/${component}"/>
> > <property name="deploy.src"
> >
>
location="${src}/documentation/content/xdocs/${component}"/>
> >
> > I want the same set of property names to be used
> in
> > a
> > different xml file.
> > How can I include it.
> >
> > i.e. in a different xml file I want to use
> something
> > like
> >
> > <copy todir="${deploy.home}">
> > ....
> > ....
> > </copy>
> >
> > and still want ant to understand the content of
> > ${deploy.home}.
> >
> > How can this be done.
> >
> > bye,
> > with regards,
> > Deepak.
> >
> >
> >
> > __________________________________
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Re: How to set common properties?
Posted by Ivan Ivanov <ra...@yahoo.com>.
Hi,
${component} will get expanded to its value only
it has been defined in the properties file or in the
build file.
I still do not understand what you are trying to do
can you give some more information on what and why you
want this?
Regards Ivan
--- Angeshwar Deepak <an...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I created a file common.properties and the data in
> the
> file is
>
> #common.properties
> component.dir=${component}
>
> Then I incllude the foloowing in the new xml file
>
> <property name="common.properties.location"
> value="../_setup" />
> <property
>
file="${common.properties.location}/common.properties"
> />
>
> On running the build with verbose.
>
> init-props:
> Override ignored for property project.home
> Loading
> D:\deepak\buildProcess_2\_setup\common.properties
> Property ${component} has not been set
> Loading project specific properties from
> D:\deepak\buildProcess_2\logging\forrest.properties
>
> ********* Project home: ${component}
>
> ....
> ....
>
> On echoing I simply get the ${component} and not the
> substituted string.
>
> Whwere doI go wrong.
>
> bye,
> with regards,
> Deepak.
> --- Ivan Ivanov <ra...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi there are several ways
> > 1) externalize the properties in property file:
> > #common.properties
> > deploy.home=${build.test.report.html}/${component}
> > ...
> > in your build xml files do
> > <property name="commom.properties.location"
> > value="...">
> > <property
> >
>
file="${commom.properties.location}/common.properties">
> > and then you can use the properties defined in the
> > common.properties file. You need only to adjust
> its
> > location.
> >
> > 2) Use <import>
> > Create commonprops.xml and define your properties
> > there
> > <!-- commonprops.xml-->
> > <project name="commonprops" basesdir=".">
> > <property name="deploy.home"
> > value="${build.test.report.html}/${component}"/>
> > <property name="deploy.src"
> >
>
location="${src}/documentation/content/xdocs/${component}"/>
> > </project>
> > ...
> > (note that this is ant script) and then <import>
> it
> > in your build files:
> > <property name="commom.properties.location"
> > value="...">
> > <import file="commonprops.xml"/>
> >
> > 3) Use XML entities
> > Create commonsnippet.xml and define your
> properties
> > in
> > it
> > <!-- commonsnippet.xml-->
> > <property name="deploy.home"
> > value="${build.test.report.html}/${component}"/>
> > <property name="deploy.src"
> >
>
location="${src}/documentation/content/xdocs/${component}"/>
> > </project>
> > ...
> > (note that this is NOT a valid ant script it is
> just
> > a
> > fragment). Then in your build files do:
> > <!DOCTYPE project[
> > <!ENTITY commonproperties
> > SYSTEM "file:path_to_commonsnippet.xml">
> > ]>
> > <project name="..." ...>
> > <!-- import external XML fragment -->
> > &commonproperties;
> > </project>
> >
> > HTH Ivan
> > --- Angeshwar Deepak <an...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have a set some properties with attributes
> > > name and value.
> > >
> > > e.g.
> > >
> > > <property name="deploy.home"
> > > value="${build.test.report.html}/${component}"/>
> > > <property name="deploy.src"
> > >
> >
>
location="${src}/documentation/content/xdocs/${component}"/>
> > >
> > > I want the same set of property names to be used
> > in
> > > a
> > > different xml file.
> > > How can I include it.
> > >
> > > i.e. in a different xml file I want to use
> > something
> > > like
> > >
> > > <copy todir="${deploy.home}">
> > > ....
> > > ....
> > > </copy>
> > >
> > > and still want ant to understand the content of
> > > ${deploy.home}.
> > >
> > > How can this be done.
> > >
> > > bye,
> > > with regards,
> > > Deepak.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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Re: How to set common properties?
Posted by Angeshwar Deepak <an...@yahoo.com>.
Hi,
I created a file common.properties and the data in the
file is
#common.properties
component.dir=${component}
Then I incllude the foloowing in the new xml file
<property name="common.properties.location"
value="../_setup" />
<property
file="${common.properties.location}/common.properties"
/>
On running the build with verbose.
init-props:
Override ignored for property project.home
Loading
D:\deepak\buildProcess_2\_setup\common.properties
Property ${component} has not been set
Loading project specific properties from
D:\deepak\buildProcess_2\logging\forrest.properties
********* Project home: ${component}
....
....
On echoing I simply get the ${component} and not the
substituted string.
Whwere doI go wrong.
bye,
with regards,
Deepak.
--- Ivan Ivanov <ra...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi there are several ways
> 1) externalize the properties in property file:
> #common.properties
> deploy.home=${build.test.report.html}/${component}
> ...
> in your build xml files do
> <property name="commom.properties.location"
> value="...">
> <property
>
file="${commom.properties.location}/common.properties">
> and then you can use the properties defined in the
> common.properties file. You need only to adjust its
> location.
>
> 2) Use <import>
> Create commonprops.xml and define your properties
> there
> <!-- commonprops.xml-->
> <project name="commonprops" basesdir=".">
> <property name="deploy.home"
> value="${build.test.report.html}/${component}"/>
> <property name="deploy.src"
>
location="${src}/documentation/content/xdocs/${component}"/>
> </project>
> ...
> (note that this is ant script) and then <import> it
> in your build files:
> <property name="commom.properties.location"
> value="...">
> <import file="commonprops.xml"/>
>
> 3) Use XML entities
> Create commonsnippet.xml and define your properties
> in
> it
> <!-- commonsnippet.xml-->
> <property name="deploy.home"
> value="${build.test.report.html}/${component}"/>
> <property name="deploy.src"
>
location="${src}/documentation/content/xdocs/${component}"/>
> </project>
> ...
> (note that this is NOT a valid ant script it is just
> a
> fragment). Then in your build files do:
> <!DOCTYPE project[
> <!ENTITY commonproperties
> SYSTEM "file:path_to_commonsnippet.xml">
> ]>
> <project name="..." ...>
> <!-- import external XML fragment -->
> &commonproperties;
> </project>
>
> HTH Ivan
> --- Angeshwar Deepak <an...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a set some properties with attributes
> > name and value.
> >
> > e.g.
> >
> > <property name="deploy.home"
> > value="${build.test.report.html}/${component}"/>
> > <property name="deploy.src"
> >
>
location="${src}/documentation/content/xdocs/${component}"/>
> >
> > I want the same set of property names to be used
> in
> > a
> > different xml file.
> > How can I include it.
> >
> > i.e. in a different xml file I want to use
> something
> > like
> >
> > <copy todir="${deploy.home}">
> > ....
> > ....
> > </copy>
> >
> > and still want ant to understand the content of
> > ${deploy.home}.
> >
> > How can this be done.
> >
> > bye,
> > with regards,
> > Deepak.
> >
> >
> >
> > __________________________________
> > Do you Yahoo!?
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Re: How to set common properties?
Posted by Ivan Ivanov <ra...@yahoo.com>.
Hi there are several ways
1) externalize the properties in property file:
#common.properties
deploy.home=${build.test.report.html}/${component}
...
in your build xml files do
<property name="commom.properties.location"
value="...">
<property
file="${commom.properties.location}/common.properties">
and then you can use the properties defined in the
common.properties file. You need only to adjust its
location.
2) Use <import>
Create commonprops.xml and define your properties
there
<!-- commonprops.xml-->
<project name="commonprops" basesdir=".">
<property name="deploy.home"
value="${build.test.report.html}/${component}"/>
<property name="deploy.src"
location="${src}/documentation/content/xdocs/${component}"/>
</project>
...
(note that this is ant script) and then <import> it
in your build files:
<property name="commom.properties.location"
value="...">
<import file="commonprops.xml"/>
3) Use XML entities
Create commonsnippet.xml and define your properties in
it
<!-- commonsnippet.xml-->
<property name="deploy.home"
value="${build.test.report.html}/${component}"/>
<property name="deploy.src"
location="${src}/documentation/content/xdocs/${component}"/>
</project>
...
(note that this is NOT a valid ant script it is just a
fragment). Then in your build files do:
<!DOCTYPE project[
<!ENTITY commonproperties
SYSTEM "file:path_to_commonsnippet.xml">
]>
<project name="..." ...>
<!-- import external XML fragment -->
&commonproperties;
</project>
HTH Ivan
--- Angeshwar Deepak <an...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a set some properties with attributes
> name and value.
>
> e.g.
>
> <property name="deploy.home"
> value="${build.test.report.html}/${component}"/>
> <property name="deploy.src"
>
location="${src}/documentation/content/xdocs/${component}"/>
>
> I want the same set of property names to be used in
> a
> different xml file.
> How can I include it.
>
> i.e. in a different xml file I want to use something
> like
>
> <copy todir="${deploy.home}">
> ....
> ....
> </copy>
>
> and still want ant to understand the content of
> ${deploy.home}.
>
> How can this be done.
>
> bye,
> with regards,
> Deepak.
>
>
>
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