> From: Matt Benson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I AM LOST HERE NOW: The exec line by itself works > > but how do I get the > > result of the date.exe back into here? With Args? > > > > <target name="timedate"> > > <exec executable="C:/cygwin/bin/date.exe `+%a %D > > %r`" /> > > <arg line="/c dir"/> > > </exec> > > to do this, you would use the outputproperty attribute > of <exec>. However, you might want to take a look at > the tstamp task to avoid the dependency on cygwin > and/or the Unix version if you, in theory, went > cross-platform. Especially considering that, IIRC, > the cygwin version has features not in the (some?) > pure Unix versions.
I'd second Matt. It's unlikely <tstamp> cannot format a date the way you want, better and faster than date.exe, and in a cross platform manner. Lookup the doc. If you can't sort it out, post again with the date issue, but I bet we'll figure it out. --DD --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
