RE: How can I create a zero length file

[Swart, James (James) ** CTR **]

In case you can't get that to work, in DOS you can do "copy con filename"
then "CTRL-Z" and press enter.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Erik Hatcher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 9:51 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: How can I create a zero length file


This seemed to do the trick for me:

    <echo message="" file="emptyfile.dat"/>



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ross Cormier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 8:46 AM
Subject: How can I create a zero length file


> The subject says it all.  
> 
> How can I use ant to create a zero length file?
> 
> Is it possible to truncate a file?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Ross