testing for the existence of a file...

[Alan Brown <ab...@symyx.com>]

I need a task to be dependent on the existence of any file of a given
type (.xyz).  However, the <available> task only seems to be able to
test the existence of a specifically named file ("wibble.xyz") rather
than a filename that contains wildcards ("*.xyz").

What is the best way around this?

alan



=======
Notice: This e-mail message, together with any attachments, contains
information of Symyx Technologies, Inc. that may be confidential,
proprietary, copyrighted, privileged and/or protected work product,
and is meant solely for the intended recipient. If you are not the
intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please
contact the sender immediately, permanently delete the original and
any copies of this email and any attachments thereto.

---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: user-unsubscribe@ant.apache.org
For additional commands, e-mail: user-help@ant.apache.org

RE: testing for the existence of a file...

[Charles Daniels <cj...@yahoo.com>]

Use the uptodate task.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Brown [mailto:abrown@symyx.com]
> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 9:37 AM
> To: Ant Users List
> Subject: testing for the existence of a file...
> 
> 
> 
> I need a task to be dependent on the existence of any file of a given
> type (.xyz).  However, the <available> task only seems to be able to
> test the existence of a specifically named file ("wibble.xyz") rather
> than a filename that contains wildcards ("*.xyz").
> 
> What is the best way around this?
> 
> alan
> 
> 
> 
> =======
> Notice: This e-mail message, together with any attachments, 
> contains information of Symyx Technologies, Inc. that may be 
> confidential, proprietary, copyrighted, privileged and/or 
> protected work product, and is meant solely for the intended 
> recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, and have 
> received this message in error, please contact the sender 
> immediately, permanently delete the original and any copies of 
> this email and any attachments thereto.
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> To unsubscribe, e-mail: user-unsubscribe@ant.apache.org
> For additional commands, e-mail: user-help@ant.apache.org
> 

---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: user-unsubscribe@ant.apache.org
For additional commands, e-mail: user-help@ant.apache.org