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From: "Jason Rosenberg" <jason@squaretrade.com>
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Subject: Re: Parameterized "task-function"
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 01:48:03 -0500
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Corbin" <david.corbin@machturtle.com>
To: <ant-user@jakarta.apache.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 7:47 AM
Subject: Re: Parameterized "task-function"


> 
> B) eventually, I hope ANT will support an include.  When it does, I'll
> want to be able to "pass arguments" for standard actions.
> 
> (That's just starters).  As was pointed out to me, ANT is a scripting
> language.  I want function/procedures.   Is that so odd?
> 

Right on!   Be vocal about this, because the Ant powers that
be don't seem interested in providing the needed functionality
to do what you are asking.  I have been getting around it by
using the <script> task and using javascript, etc.

Ant is a scripting language!  Right On!

Jason