Hi, > On 07 May 2002, Stefan Kost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > but would like to know if a different solution is known. > > write a custom mapper that return multiple file names and use that in > your <copy> task. > I needed the templates, because the xpath function document() failes for non-existent targets. I did a workaround for that for now.
As my point of view the reason for the existance of ant is that one has *not* to write individual scripts/helpers and stuff. I've posted my problem, so that this need becomes publicly documented and is maybe considered for further development. possible solutions I can think of : 1.) allowing the touch-task to have a mapper would have helped me. Then I could have supplied a fileset based on some expression and used a mapper to make up my (not yet existing) filenames. 2.) an attribute overwrite on style-task would have helped me. Then I would create these files with a stylesheet out of other files, if they are not yet there. Anyway I would consider this individual solution as a hack. 3.) extending the copy-task, so that if "file" is given, but neither "toDir" nor "toFile" the the embedded "<fileset>" specifies destination filenames. I personally like the last solution (3) the most. Stefan. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
