Thanks Colin and Jason - this is what I wanted to do - I
guess I just assumed that it wouldn't work. Thanks.
Andy
--- Jason Rosenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Andy,
>
> I am not sure I understand exactly what you want to do,
> but you certainly can reference previously defined
> properties
> within a properties file, and preserve the same ordering
> that is required for your scripting to work, since, after
> all, we are all scripting here.
>
> So, within a single properties file, you can have:
>
> app.src.dir=src
> descriptors.dir=${app.src.dir}/descriptors
>
> And it will do the right thing.
>
> Jason
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Goodnough" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Ant User List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 9:51 AM
> Subject: Explicit values only in properties file?
>
>
> > I have alot of properties defined in my buildfile that
> > depend on properties defined before it. This is normal
> > scripting stuff like:
> >
> > <!-- descriptor.dir depends on the value of app.src.dir
> -->
> > <property name="app.src.dir" value="src"/>
> > <property name="descriptors.dir"
> > value="${app.src.dir}/descriptors"/>
> >
> > I want to use a properties file instead but it seems
> that
> > I'd have to define them like this:
> >
> > app.src.dir=src
> > descriptors.dir=src/descriptors
> >
> > Is there any way to use variables in properties files?
> -It
> > seems the answer is "no" but is anybody doing anything
> else
> > creative along these lines that combines the ability to
> use
> > a properties file AND not have to explicitly path
> > properties?
> >
> >
> > Andy
> >
> >
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> > Andrew Goodnough
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> >
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> >
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> >
> >
> >
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