That would probably work, except that each descriptor is in its own directory:
ant_descriptors foo meta-inf foo-ejb-jar.xml manifest.mf bar meta-inf bar-ejb-jar.xml manifest.mf Basically, there is no constant absolute path. I tried manifest ="${project.root}/ant_descriptors/**/MANIFEST.MF" but that gets the same: java.io.FileNotFoundException: B:\project.root\ant_descriptors\**\MANIFEST.MF (The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect) This is related to the problem of grabbing the WebSphere specific .xmi files related to the particular current directory in which the task is operating: <ejbjar> can only grab from some absolute base dir. I'm hoping I don't have to write a WebSphere optional task, but this kind of nitty work probably has to be done in the java code behind the scenes. Just as an aside, has anyone heard of a completed WebSphere task (I'm not a wizard coder)? There used to be some code in the ant archives, but I couldn't find it the last time I looked. Todd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alexander Syedin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ant Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 11:22 AM Subject: Re: including manifest file in <ejbjar> > Hi Todd, > have you tryed to specify absolute path to manifest file (e.g. manifest="${basedir}/manifest.mf") ? Works fine for me. > -- > SY. Alexander Syedin > > On 05 Dec 2001 at 10:17:23, Todd Chambery wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am again wrestling with the <ejbjar> task, this time trying to include the <snip> > > thanks in advance > > > > Todd -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>