yes, the properties are being set as in a typical 
java.util.Properties file.  

some.property.key=some.value

i have tested this file from my own properties
reader within my codebase so i know it is OK
as far as format goes.

-----Original Message-----
From: Anuj Agrawal
To: ant-user@jakarta.apache.org
Sent: 5/1/2001 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: v1.3 -- problems retrieving properties from <property
file="SOMEFILE">

how are you setting the properties?
assuming they are being set in the local.properties file, they should
appear as:

# e.g.
weblogic.install.home=c:/whatever/the/path/is

Anuj.

"Webb, James" wrote:

> Are there any known issues in 1.3 or config tricks for
> retrieving properties from a properties file?
> I have not seen any bugreports or patches for this kind
> of issue.
>
> I am trying to set up a properties file containing
> local configuration such as paths,etc. for each developer's
> specific environment.
>
> /bldenv
>         ./build.xml --> main buildfile common to all developers
>         ./local.properties --> specific for each developer env
>
>
> Things I have tried in my build.xml
>
> 1. using...
>         <property file="local.properties"/>
>
>    results in...
>         while in verbose mode when i echo any property
>         contained within the file it says...
>
>         "Property ${weblogic.install.home} has not been set"
>
>         I have also tested the property value with
>         the <mail> task and the <mkdir> task so I am
>         certain my problem is in the <property> task
>         and not in <echo>.
>
> 2. using...
>
>         <property resource="local.properties"/>
>         and placing the file in my CLASSPATH
>
>    results...
>         I get the same result as before.
>
> 3.   I have tried three different properties files
>         to make certain it was not an encoding issue.
>         This did not solve my problem.
>
> 4.   My only workaround is to set these properties as
>         environment variables and grab them via
>         <property environment="MYENV"/>
>         I can get this to work but it is not as clean.
>
> Ant Version: 1.3
> OS: Windows 2000
> JDK: Sun 1.3.0_02