Hi Dominique,
thanks a lot. it works. I didn't though as far as two stages are
required :-(.
I have just replaced the '<' and '>' so thats it is clean xml.
Stefan
PS.: slowly I think a knowledge base for ant would be great
> Don't write a task for that IMHO, just take Diane's cue, and do something
> like:
>
> <property name="nl"
> value="${line.separator}" />
> <property name="out"
> value="${basePath}/xmlfiles-template.xml" />
>
> <fileset id="myfiles"
> dir="${sourcePath}"
> includes="**/ejb-jar.xml" />
>
> <pathconvert property="myfiles2"
> dirsep="/"
> pathsep="</file>${nl} <file>"
> refid="myfiles">
> <!-- use a <map> if you need relative paths -->
> </pathconvert>
>
> <delete file="${out}" />
> <echo file="${out}" append="yes"
> message="<files>${nl} <file>" />
> <echo file="${out}" append="yes"
> message="@FILES@" />
> <echo file="${out}" append="yes"
> message="</file>${nl}</files>${nl}" />
>
> <copy file="${out}"
> tofile="${basePath}/xmlfiles.xml"
> overwrite="yes">
> <filterset>
> <filter token="FILES" value="${myfiles2}" />
> </filterset>
> </copy>
>
> Might be a little longuish, but it's pure ANT, and should work (I use a
> similar technique to dynamically construct the Class-Path: manifest
> attribute of my JAR. Let me know if it works for you. --DD
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diane Holt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 4:53 AM
> To: Ant Users List
> Subject: Re: outputting a fileset as xml
>
> --- Stefan Kost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I've search the web, the mailing lists and even asked friends - but no
> > answer has been found.
> > I need a fileset as xml :
> > <files>
> > <file>path-to-file-1</file>
> > <file>path-to-file-2</file>
> > <file>path-to-file-3</file>
> > ...
> > </files>
>
> Use <fileset> to get the set of files, <pathconvert> it to a list, then
> either use <foreach> to <echo> the text and files out to a file (if you
> can go with Ant1.5[soon to go beta]), or for-loop through them in a
> <script>.
>
> Diane
>
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