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Bob (Robert E. Newby),

Your code sample is helpful for me as well.
I have an extra requirement that I need to setup a property with
different value based on some conditions.

I wonder if I can have build-properties.xml looks like this:
	<a>
		<property name=3D"output-char" value=3D"A"/>
	<a/>
	<b>
		<property name=3D"output-char" value=3D"B"/>
	<b/>
	<c>
		<property name=3D"output-char" value=3D"C"/>
	<c/>


But when I invoke "build-properties-file;" from build.xml, how can I
tell build-properties.xml to run only <a>, <b> or <c>?
I know this is more like XML question than ANT, any thoughts?

Thanks.
Becky
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert E. Newby [mailto:Bob_Newby@vestmark.com]=20
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 11:15 AM
To: user@ant.apache.org
Subject: Re: Doubt in using ENTITY


vikramjit singh wrote:
>=20
> Hi,
>=20
> I am making a properties.xml file, which holds all the properties and=20
> the corresponding path. I am including the properties.xml file in=20
> build.xml like this below
>=20
> <!-- Define the target includes for all package types --> <!DOCTYPE=20
> project [
>     <!ENTITY properties SYSTEM "file:./properties.xml">
> ]>
>=20
> <project name=3D"CustomerProfile" default=3D"dist" basedir=3D".">
>=20
>   &properties;
>=20
> ...
> </project>
>=20
> In my properties file, if i make the xml well formed i.e. enclose the=20
> properties and path tags in a parent tag, then i get the following=20
> error. The properties.xml file structure snippet is as below..
>=20
> <?xml version=3D"1.0"?>
>=20
> <properties>
>     <property environment=3D"env"/>
>     <property name=3D"src" value=3D"src"/>
> ...
> </properties>
>=20
> BUILD FAILED
> file:./properties.xml:1: more pseudo attributes is expected.
>=20
> But if i remove, <?xml version=3D"1.0"?> and the <properties> tag and=20
> dont enclose a parent tag, then all runs fine.
>=20
> Is this as it is to be done, or am i missing something.
>=20
> Regards,
> Vikram.


Vikram,

We do this all the time, with great results.  Here are some code
snippets.

>From a representative build.xml file:

<?xml version=3D"1.0" encoding=3D"UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE project [
  <!ENTITY build-properties-file SYSTEM "file:build-properties.xml">
  <!ENTITY livespace-build-properties-file SYSTEM
"file:livespace-build-properties.xml">
]>

and:

<project name=3D"Master com.viviport Building and Deployment"
default=3D"usage" basedir=3D"../..">

  <!-- PROPERTIES -->

  <!-- load standard build properties -->
  <property name=3D"top" value=3D"${basedir}/utilities"/>
  &build-properties-file;

etc.

In the referenced build-properties.xml file, both:

<?xml version=3D"1.0" encoding=3D"UTF-8"?>

and:

  <!-- Set path to parent of all project trees -->
  <property name=3D"dir.dev" value=3D"${top}/.."/>
 =20
  <property name=3D"dir.utilities" value=3D"${dir.dev}/utilities"/>
  <property name=3D"dir.utilities.build" =
value=3D"${dir.utilities}/build"/>
  <property name=3D"dir.utilities.tools" =
value=3D"${dir.utilities}/tools"/>
  <property name=3D"dir.utilities.tools.ant"
value=3D"${dir.utilities.tools}/ant"/>
  <property name=3D"dir.utilities.tools.ant.lib"
value=3D"${dir.utilities.tools.ant}/lib"/>

etc.

As you've discovered, since the &build-properties-file; performs textual
inclusion of the external entity's content, the external entity cannot
have a root xml element.

I hope this helps clear things up for you.

Regards,

Bob
--
Robert E. Newby

Principal Software Engineer
Vestmark, Inc.
500 Edgewater Drive, Suite 564
Wakefield, Massachusetts 01880 USA
781-224-3646 | Bob _ Newby @ vestmark . com | www . vestmark . com


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