Hello teknokrat, the fact that c:/ is written as c\:/ in a property file belongs to the spec of properties in Java. The : character is always escaped in property files.
Do you use the property file that you generate using <propertyfile/> also with a Java program, or is it consumed by something else, such as a shell script ? Regards, Antoine -------- Original-Nachricht -------- Datum: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 14:08:18 -0800 Von: "Anderson, Rob (Global Trade)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> An: "Ant Users List" <[email protected]> CC: Betreff: RE: how do i use propertyfile on windows? > > -----Original Message----- > > From: news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of teknokrat > > Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 12:05 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: how do i use propertyfile on windows? > > > > When ever I use the propertyfile task to add a filepath on > > windows it escapes the colon in front of the drive e.g. c:/ > > turns to c\:/ which completely messes up the path. How do I > > make it stop escaping characters? > > > > thanks > > > > I would suggest using a properties file in the same directory as the > build.xml that contains the path to the other properties file. Some this > like this... > > buld.properties > ================ > some.other.properties=C:\Path\To\Other.properties > > build.xml > ================ > ... > <property file="build.properties"/> > <property file="${some.other.properties}"/> > ... > > -Rob Anderson > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
