let the flames fly.... that's a touchy subject around here....... very scripty..... If you really want a foreach task, i'll send you one. There is the "apply" task, but it assumes you want to execute an OS command on it.
the one i have would look like: <target name="doStuff"> <echo message="param="${org}" /> </target> <target name="doTheLoop"> <foreach list="org1,org2" delimiter="," param="org" target="doStuff" /> </target> On Mon, 2001-10-29 at 19:05, Scott Ellsworth wrote: > I have a list of build files I need executed in a certain order, and in > certain directories. I would like to get this down to just a couple of > separated lists of project names. I can do this if I can iterate through a > list in order, but I do not know how to do that. > > Assume I have a list of ant build files I want run: > > /org/mine/build/foo > /org/mine/build/bar > > and > > com/employers/stuff/build/hi > com/employers/stuff/build/mom > > I can set up: > > <property name="orgtargets" value="foo,bar"/> > <property name="orgbuilddir" value="org/mine/build"/> > <property name="comtargets" value="hi,mom"/> > <property name="combuilddir" value="com/employers/stuff/build"/> > > My build targets could be: > > <target name="build-debug"> > <property name="builddirectory" value="${orgbuilddir}"/> > <for each org target> > <property name="buildproject" value="orgtarget[i]" > > <ant dir="${builddirectory}/{buildproject}" target="${buildcommand}"/> > <end for> > <property name="builddirectory" value="${combuilddir}"/> > <for each com target> > <property name="buildproject" value="comtarget[i]" > > <ant dir="${builddirectory}/{buildproject}" target="${buildcommand}"/> > <end for> > <target> > > This then would do > > <ant dir="/org/mine/build/foo"/> > <ant dir="/org/mine/build/bar"/> > <ant dir="com/employers/stuff/build/hi"/> > <ant dir="com/employers/stuff/build/mom"/> > > Is there any way to do this? > > Scott > Scott Ellsworth > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- Matt Inger ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Sedona Corporation 455 S. Gulph Road, Suite 300 King of Prussia, PA 19406 (484) 679-2213 "Self-respect - the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious." -H.L. Mencken -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>