" -Matt
--- "Tawfik, Sameh E" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > In my build.xml, I'm using the Ant exec task as > follow: > > <exec dir="C:\CVS_DB\WeightsEngine" > executable="NMAKE.EXE"> > <arg line="/f WeightsEngine.mak > CFG="WeightsEngine - > Win32Release""/> > </exec> > > When I try to build, Ant reports an error regarding > the double quotes > that I've around WeightsEngine - Win32Release > string. > > BUILD FAILED > C:\CVS_DB\ build.xml:78: Element type "arg" must be > followed by either > attribute specifications, ">" or "/>". > > So, does anyone know how to escape the quote > characters in a string? > > I'm using Apache Ant version 1.6.2 compiled on July > 16 2004 on WindowXP. > > I need to put quotes around the value of the above > CFG parameters, > otherwise the Nmake command will only see the first > part WeigntsEgnine! > As follow: > > <exec dir="C:\CVS_DB\WeightsEngine" > executable="NMAKE.EXE"> > <arg line="/f WeightsEngine.mak > CFG=WeightsEngine - > Win32Release"/> </exec> > > The above generates the following error: > > [exec] Invalid configuration "WeightsEngine" > specified. > [exec] You can specify a configuration when running > NMAKE [exec] by > defining the macro CFG on the command line. For > example: > [exec] NMAKE /f "WeightsEngine.mak" > CFG=3D"WeightsEngine - Win32 Debug" > > Thanks, > > Sameh > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]