Yup there is a task =
first load the file as a property : <loadfile property="bla" srcfile="y:/test2.txt"></loadfile> ... and later echo the property <target name="depends"> <echo>${bla}</echo> btw after reading your first mail a second time = i first thought you had probs with linefeeds, but you wrote "multiple spaces are trimmed" why are spaces trimmed when using <echo> ??? Regards, Gilbert -----Original Message----- From: Hans Schwaebli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 10:44 AM To: Ant Users List Subject: RE: <echo> doesn't work for ASCII art Or is there a task to print the contents of a text file (not trimming spaces)? "Rebhan, Gilbert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: hm, maybe you could use a multilineproperty the format has to be written like that = myasciiart=\n line0 \ \n line1 \ \n line2 \ \n line3 \ \n line4 \ \n line5 \ \n line6 \ you have to wrap every line of your ascii art between \n and \ and then ${myasciiart} Regards, Gilbert -----Original Message----- From: Hans Schwaebli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 9:47 AM To: user@ant.apache.org Subject: doesn't work for ASCII art I want to echo ASCII art. But since multiple spaces are trimmed, it does not work. How can I do it? --------------------------------- Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs.Try it free. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]