Kim, You can use the maven-buildnumber-plugin to get a timestamp, as follows:
<plugin> <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId> <artifactId>maven-buildnumber-plugin</artifactId> <version>0.9.4</version> <configuration> <format>{0,date,yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss}</format> <items> <item>timestamp</item> </items> <doCheck>false</doCheck> <doUpdate>false</doUpdate> </configuration> <executions> <execution> <phase>validate</phase> <goals> <goal>create</goal> </goals> </execution> </executions> </plugin> The timestamp is put into the ${buildNumber} property. You can also adjust the format of the timestamp to suit your requirements. Take a look at http://commons.ucalgary.ca/projects/maven-buildnumber-plugin/howto.html for information on how it works. Regards, Greg J. -----Original Message----- From: Bashar Abdul Jawad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 7 February 2007 11:03 AM To: 'Maven Users List' Subject: RE: Can I get a timestamp? The plug-in will allow you to use timestamp tagging to tag your builds. I am sorry but I don't think you can access the timestamp property directly in the pom itself. Why do you need to do that anyway? Bashar -----Original Message----- From: Crossley, Jim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 4:43 PM To: Maven Users List Subject: RE: Can I get a timestamp? Thanks for the quick reply, but what does that do, exactly? In which property does it make the timestamp available? I tried ${timestamp} after adding that snippet to my pom, but it was empty. What am I missing? Thanks, Jim -----Original Message----- From: Bashar Abdul Jawad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 6:15 PM To: 'Maven Users List' Subject: RE: Can I get a timestamp? You can use maven scm plugin: <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-scm-plugin</artifactId> <configuration> <addTimestamp>true</addTimestamp> <tag>build</tag> <timestampFormat>yyyyMMddHHmm</timestampFormat> </configuration> </plugin> -----Original Message----- From: Crossley, Jim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 3:57 PM To: Maven Users List Subject: Can I get a timestamp? Do I really have to write an entire plugin just to make a timestamp available as a maven property? That's what Google is telling me, but I wanted to make sure before I went to all that trouble. Thanks, Jim --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]