Actually, I don't code in Java. I use Ant with Eclipse only for Buckminster (used for C++ projects).
I am delighted to see that I can use the Windows syntax. Thanks ! 2008/7/1 Raymond Berg (ALLETE) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Actually, unlike straight java you can just use backslashes as you would in > windows. While I would probably agree with you and say "ignore the fact that > Windows embraces this poor practice" and just use traditional forward-slash. > Either works, but here's one example showing how to extract a sample archive > 'sample.tar.gz' from UNC: > > <target name="null"> > <gunzip src="\\myserver1\myshare\sample.tar.gz'" dest="sample"/> > <untar src="sample" dest="." /> > </target> > > > Hope this helps, > > Raymond > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stéphane Vandenbogaerde [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 6:48 AM > To: Ant Users List > Subject: Re: Setting an absolute path to an other PC > > 2008/7/1 Raymond Berg (ALLETE) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > This question is a little unclear. Do you wish to untar this to a remote > > machine with a UNC network share (\\server\share) ? > > > I want to untar from a remote machine with a UNC network share. > > > > As of Ant 1.7.0, UNC names are allowable absolute addresses and can be > > resolved in java. Simply specifying the network share path should allow > for > > this. > > > So it should be OK if I put > > <untar src="//server/share/foo.tar" dest="."> > > ? > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
