[DO NOT REPLY: Bug 3452] New: I suggest to add "input" attribute for the task exec as "output".

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+ +============================================================================+
+ | I suggest to add "input" attribute for the task exec as "output".          |
+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ |        Bug #: 3452                        Product: Ant                     |
+ |       Status: NEW                         Version: 1.4                     |
+ |   Resolution:                            Platform: All                     |
+ |     Severity: Blocker                  OS/Version: All                     |
+ |     Priority: Other                     Component: Core tasks              |
+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ |  Assigned To: ant-dev@jakarta.apache.org                                   |
+ |  Reported By: david_gu@huatek.com                                          |
+ |      CC list: Cc:                                                          |
+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ |          URL:                                                              |
+ +============================================================================+
+ |                              DESCRIPTION                                   |
+ By some case, we have to execute system command and redirect input/output to 
+ pecified files, such as initialize mysql database: 
+   mysql < init_db.sql >log.txt
+   
+   To run this kind of command by Ant is not very convenient, Because Ant only 
+ support output redirect and doesn't support input redirect. we have to specify 
+ os and do as: 
+ 
+   <exec executable="cmd" os="Windows 2000" output="log.txt">
+     <arg line="/c mysql &lt; init_db.sql>
+   </exec>
+   <exec executable="/bin/sh" os="Linux" output="log.txt">
+     <arg line="-c mysql &lt; init_db.sql>
+   </exec>
+ 
+   It's not convenient. my suggestion is to add "input" attribute for task exec. 
+ So that we can just write one line as:
+   <exec executable="mysql" input="init_db.sql" output="log.txt" />
+ and run it any where.
+ 
+   BTW, I met the problem for initialize mysql database in my project. If you 
+ have good suggestion. Please let me know.
+ 
+ Thanks & Best regards,
+ David