Hi, that definately works on windows. can't get to a UNIX environment just yet but will get back if theres a problem.
Thanks!!! On 4/15/05, Peter Reilly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just use the location attribute of property: > > <property name="build.dir.abs" location="${build.dir}"/> > > Peter > > rakesh mailgroups wrote: > > >Hi, > > > >found the ant website a bit cryptic when i looked up pathconvert. I > >hope someone can help me. > > > >I would like to be able to take one of my properties such as > >${build.dir}, (defined as build.dir=war/WEB-INF) and and then convert > >that into a os-dependent path to use in my config files. > > > >So, for windows, I would get a property like this : > >C:\Projects\myapp\war\WEB-INF > > > >In unix I would get this: > > > >/usr/rak/projects/myapp/war/WEB-INF > > > >Ant of course will choose the correct one based on the os it is running on. > > > >Thanks > > > >Rakesh > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]