hi, This worked great, I also was able to remove the two return parameters.
many thanks gertdriesen wrote: > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:nant-users- >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Swiss Steve >> Sent: dinsdag 6 februari 2007 17:10 >> To: nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: [NAnt-users] Returning Values from a Custom Nant Task >> >> >> I have written a simple NAnt custom task which I want to create >> property than >> can then be used in my NAnt scripts. My problem is I dont know how to >> access this property from my scripts. I have called the task so that >> it >> populated its internal variables and then tried the following to access >> the >> properties from my script >> >> <echo message=${timestamp.basetimestamp}/> >> >> Here is my custom task >> >> namespace NAntTimeStamp >> { >> [TaskName("timestamp")] >> public class NAntTimeStampTask : Task >> { >> private string t = null; >> private string tFile = null; >> private string post = null; >> private string pre = null; >> >> public void TestTask() >> { >> ExecuteTask(); >> } >> >> [TaskAttribute("basetimestamp", Required = false)] >> [StringValidator(AllowEmpty = true)] >> public string timeStamp >> { >> get { return t; } >> set { t = value; } >> } >> >> [TaskAttribute("filetimestamp", Required = false)] >> [StringValidator(AllowEmpty = true)] >> public string fileTimeStamp >> { >> get { return tFile; } >> set { tFile = value; } >> } >> >> [StringValidator(AllowEmpty = true)] >> public string postFix >> { >> get { return post; } >> set { post = value; } >> } >> >> [TaskAttribute("prefix", Required = false)] >> [StringValidator(AllowEmpty = true)] >> public string preFix >> { >> get { return pre; } >> set { pre = value; } >> } >> >> protected override void ExecuteTask() >> { >> DateTime now = DateTime.Now; >> string current = now.ToString(); >> tFile = current; >> StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder(); >> >> buffer.Append("v1."); >> buffer.Append(String.Format("{0:MM}", >> now.Month.ToString())); >> buffer.Append("."); >> buffer.Append(String.Format("{0:dd}", now.Day.ToString())); >> buffer.Append("."); >> buffer.Append(String.Format("{0:hh}", >> now.Hour.ToString())); >> buffer.Append(String.Format("{0:mm}", >> now.Minute.ToString())); >> buffer.Append(String.Format("{0:ss}", >> now.Second.ToString())); >> >> t = preFix + buffer + postFix; >> } >> >> } >> } > > You actually have to add the property (in ExecuteTask). > > Eg. > > Properties["timestamp.basetimestamp"] = t; > > Gert > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job > easier. > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > NAnt-users mailing list > NAnt-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-users > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Returning-Values-from-a-Custom-Nant-Task-tf3181447.html#a8833403 Sent from the NAnt - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier. Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ NAnt-users mailing list NAnt-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-users
