(sorry about the double posting earlier - I thought my message had gotten lost)
>>1. I obviously don't fully understand the 'includes' attribute: the manual >>says "...list of patterns of files" - does that mean then that it acts >>only as a filter and so requires further definitions >>with <include/exclude> elements? > >includes/excludes attributes are merged together with the ones >specified >by <include>/<exclude> elements. They require no further >definition, and is a matter of preference to some extent or necessity >if you're using if/unless on the elements. So then why did '<zip includes="${to}" destfile="${backup_zip}"' not work? Andrew _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>