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Subject: Re: back slash and property files
Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2002 16:04:11 -0400
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Have you tried using two backslashes?  as in c:\\program files\\install
directory
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Cavedon" <mc@sonicsoftware.com>
To: <ant-user@jakarta.apache.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 3:58 PM
Subject: back slash and property files


>
> I have an existing property file that contains properties such as:
>
> INSTALL_DIR=C:\Program Files\Install Directory
>
> This property file is used by several processes, so I want to keep the
> single back slash.
>
> If  I then execute a replacefilter like the following:
>
>             <replacefilter token="@INSTALL_DIR@" property="INSTALL_DIR"/>
>
> My final property looks like:
>
>     <Attribute name="INSTALL_DIR" type="string" value="C:Program
> FilesInstall Directory"/>
>
> Is there any option I can use to tell ANT that the single backslash
> should not be removed during the replace?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
>
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