Thanks for the short term solution, it works like a charm.
Nik
> In the meantime one can write a custom task, or use <script> or <scriptdef>
> for example:
> <scriptdef name="load-xml-properties" language="beanshell">
> <attribute name="file"/>
> <attribute name="prefix"/>
> import java.io.*;
> import java.util.*;
> prefix = attributes.get("prefix") + ".";
> is = new FileInputStream(attributes.get("file"));
> Properties props = new Properties();
> props.loadFromXML(is);
> for (e = props.propertyNames(); e.hasMoreElements();) {
> key = e.nextElement();
> project.setNewProperty(prefix + key, props.getProperty(key));
> }
> is.close();
> </scriptdef>
> <load-xml-properties file="${basedir}/p.xml" prefix="temp"/>
> <echo>appname ${temp.appName}</echo>
>
> Peter
> >
> > Nik
> >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > To: user@ant.apache.org
> > > > Subject: Using Java xml properties file with Ant
> > > > Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:05:19 +0200 (CEST)
> > > >=20
> > > >=20
> > > > We are building a piece of software which has a number of Java
> > > > properties files in xml format (the kind which are read with
> > > > Properties.loadFromXML). An example:
> > > >=20
> > > > <?xml version=3D"1.0" encoding=3D"UTF-8"?>
> > > > <!DOCTYPE properties SYSTEM "http://java.sun.com/dtd/properties.dtd";>
> > > >=20
> > > > <properties>
> > > > <entry key=3D"appName">Name</entry>
> > > > <entry key=3D"startBean">Something</entry>
> > > > <entry key=3D"versionNumber">2.5</entry>
> > > > </properties>
> > > >=20
> > > > I would like to be able to read these files and use their properties
> > > > from
> > > > within ant. The property task doesn't seem to handle properties files
> > > > in xml so I have been trying to use the xmlproperty task:
> > > >=20
> > > > <xmlproperty file=3D"temp.properties.xml" prefix=3D"temp" />
> > > >=20
> > > > But then all the values get thrown into the temp.properties.entry
> > > > property:
> > > >=20
> > > > <echo> using Prop=3D${temp.properties.entry} </echo>
> > > >=20
> > > > gives:
> > > >=20
> > > > [echo] using Prop=3DName,Something,2.5
> > > >=20
> > > > I assume that this should be trivial but I can't find a good solution to
> > > > get it to do the obvious thing (load three separate properties).
> > > > Suggestions?
> > > >=20
> > > > Second question, since the Sun dtd specifies SYSTEM (not a publicid), is
> > > > it possible to use xmlcatalog?
> > > >=20
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >=20
> > > > Nik
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