I think he means you would have:
<target name="foo-upload">...</target>
<target name="bar-upload">...</target>
<target name="test-upload">...</target>
and <antcall target="${servername}-upload"/> would call the appropriate one (and only
that one). Worth a try - if it works, it's brilliant.
/t
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Rhino [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 3:26 PM
>To: Ant Users List
>Subject: Re: Perform different target depending on *value* of property
>
>I'm not sure how to work your suggestion into my script.
>
>Let's say I have three different values of 'servername',
>"foo", "bar", and
>"test", and three targets, "foo-upload", "bar-upload", and
>"test-upload".
>That would suggest that my script should say:
>
><antcall target="foo-upload"/>
><antcall target="bar-upload"/>
><antcall target="test-upload"/>
>
>How would I ensure that if the servername was foo, *only*
>"foo-upload" was
>executed and not "bar-upload" or "test-upload"? Wouldn't I still need
>something on the upload targets or the antcalls to ensure that only the
>desired upload target was executed? If so, what would I need?
>
>Rhino
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 9:16 AM
>Subject: AW: Perform different target depending on *value* of property
>
>
>What´s about
> <antcall target="${servername}-upload"/>
>
>Jan
>
>
>-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>Von: Rhino [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Gesendet am: Freitag, 15. Oktober 2004 15:09
>An: ant-user
>Betreff: Perform different target depending on *value* of property
>
>I want to revise an existing script so that it does a
>different target for
>each of several different *values* of a property.
>
>For example, if the property, which is named 'server' has a
>value of "foo",
>I want the script to execute a target called "foo-upload". If
>the value of
>'server' is "bar", I want the script to execute a target called
>"bar-upload". If the value of 'server' is "test", I want the script to
>execute a target called "test-upload".
>
>Actually, although the target names begin with the server
>name, that is more
>convenience than necessity; it isn't critical that the target
>names start
>with the server name so I don't insist on that.
>
>I am running Ant 1.6.1 but would be willing to upgrade to a
>newer version to
>accomplish this. I would also like to stay "pure Ant" if
>possible but would
>still be interested in seeing solutions using optional tasks
>or ant-contrib.
>
>I know that 'if' and 'unless' are the normal mechanisms for enabling
>conditional execution of tasks but they only seem to work on
>the basis of if
>a property is enabled or not, rather than on the VALUE of the property.
>
>Rhino
>---
>rhino1 AT sympatico DOT ca
>"There are two ways of constructing a software design. One way
>is to make it
>so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the
>other way is to
>make it so complicated that there are no obvious
>deficiencies." - C.A.R.
>Hoare
>
>
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