Hi,
On 3/13/06, Sascha Balkau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ryan,
it's Ray. ;)
>
> yes I want to link to a default property file for use with all Flash
> projects. The property file will be stored in a sub folder in the Eclipse
> workspace (i.e .'default/AS2'). But you just gave me the hint with setting
> default Ant properties under Preferences/Ant/Runtime/Properties. I've added
> my Eclipse workspace as a variable there (eclipse.workspace) and it can be
> used in the Ant build file with ${eclipse.workspace}! This just was what I
> was looking for! Thanks alot Ryan!
>
> So let's say I create a default property file in the Eclipse workspace that
> contains properties like the path to MTASC and SWFMill etc.. Then I can
> import this property file into the buildfile of all ActionScript projects
> with ...
>
> <property file="${eclipse.workspace}/.default/AS2/as2.properties"/>
>
> And in case the path to some of the used tools changes I don't need to dig
> trough all my projects to change them but I only have to change the path in
> the properties file. I will try later if this works!
Please note that you only need to use one of the 2 methods: 1) load
the *.properties file in Eclipse, or 2) load it using the <property>
task.
Some comparisms in their advantages provided in my previous post,
namely, in-file expansion of properties.
>
>
> Sascha
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ray Chuan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "osflash mailing list" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 8:21 PM
> Subject: [osflash] Using Eclipse workspace loc in Ant build file?
>
>
> > Hi,
> > afaik there are 2 ways to do this.
> >
> > 1. This task may be helpful:
> >
> > http://ant.apache.org/manual/CoreTasks/property.html
> >
> >>From what I gather you should use:
> >
> > <property file="${eclipse.home}/workspace/default.properties"/>
> >
> > This method allows for in-file expansion of properties.
> >
> > 2. Another way to do it would be from withing Eclipse Preferences, but
> > the disadvantage is that in-file expansion doesn't work.
> >
> > Window --> Preferences... --> Properties
> >
> > Under "Global property file", add a *.properties file.
> >
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