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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:08:08 -0500
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From: Elaine Fortin <elaine_fortin@harvard.edu>
Subject: Re: AW: Ant exec find -exec problem
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With the <date> attribute of <fileset>, how do I specify " today less=20
${requested.days} " ?

I don't see any way of doing math functions on dates in Ant.

Thanks,
Elaine

At 01:26 PM 11/16/2006 +0100, you wrote:
>In Ant you should not think about what to do with each single file.
>Catch all at once.
>
>Move multiple files with   <move>
>"select" old files using   <fileset><date>
>
>
>Jan
>
> >-----Urspr=FCngliche Nachricht-----
> >Von: Peter Reilly [mailto:peter.kitt.reilly@gmail.com]
> >Gesendet: Mittwoch, 15. November 2006 22:14
> >An: Ant Users List
> >Betreff: Re: Ant exec find -exec problem
> >
> >three answers:
> >1) you do not need to escape the args for find as
> >   you are not using a shell:
> ><exec executable=3D"find">
> >   <line =3D"./feeds -name myFilename* -mtime +10 -exec mv {}
> >./feeds_backup;"/> </exec>
> >2) for is only for ant1.6+ so to avoid confusion with ant1.5 it
> >  is only defined in the xml task/type definitions of ant-contrib.
> >  The recommended way to use this is via xml namespaces, drop
> >  ant-contrib.jar into $ANT_HOME/lib or ~/.ant/lib
> >  and declare the antlib namespace antlib:net.sf.antcontrib
> >
> ><project xmlns:ac=3D"antlib:net.sf.antcontrib">
> >   <ac:for list=3D"a,b,c,d" param=3D"p">
> >      <sequential>
> >         <echo>param is @{p}</echo>
> >     </sequential>
> >   </ac:for>
> ></project>
> >
> >3) I normally use the shellscript task from antcontrib:
> >  <ac:shellscript shell=3D"bash">
> >   find ./feeds -name myFilename* -mtime +10 -exec mv '{}'
> >./feeds_backup \;
> >  </ac:shellscript>
> >
> >Peter
> >
> >On 11/15/06, Elaine Fortin <elaine_fortin@harvard.edu> wrote:
> >> This looks very good. I do have antcontrib but I see that the 'for'
> >> task isn't operational. It's actually commented out in the
> >> antcontrib.properties, as "Tasks Requiring Ant 1.6 or
> >higher" and this
> >> is Ant 1.6.5 !  Huh? I will uncomment it and see if that
> >works.  Thanks!
> >>
> >> At 11:41 AM 11/15/2006 -0800, you wrote:
> >> >I have a target in my build.xml that deletes files older
> >than 60 days.
> >> >Here is how I did it purely in Ant...
> >> >
> >> >   <tstamp>
> >> >     <format property=3D"60_days_ago" pattern=3D"MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm aa"
> >> >offset=3D"-60" unit=3D"day"/>
> >> >   </tstamp>
> >> >
> >> >   <path id=3D"aged.archives">
> >> >     <fileset dir=3D"${archive.dir}" includes=3D"**/*">
> >> >       <date datetime=3D"${60_days_ago}" when=3D"before"/>
> >> >     </fileset>
> >> >   </path>
> >> >
> >> >   <target name=3D"rmagedfiles">
> >> >         <echo>Deleting files older than 60 days from the
> >archive:</echo>
> >> >         <for param=3D"file">
> >> >           <path refid=3D"aged.archives"/>
> >> >           <sequential>
> >> >                 <delete file=3D"@{file}"/>
> >> >       </sequential>
> >> >         </for>
> >> >   </target>
> >> >
> >> >You could easily change this to move files older than 10 days. Note
> >> >that this makes use of the <for> task from the ant-contrib project
> >> >(http://ant-contrib.sourceforge.net/tasks/tasks/index.html)
> >> >
> >> >I hope this helps.
> >> >
> >> >-Rob Anderson
> >> >
> >> > > -----Original Message-----
> >> > > From: Elaine Fortin [mailto:elaine_fortin@harvard.edu]
> >> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 11:21 AM
> >> > > To: user@ant.apache.org
> >> > > Subject: Ant exec find -exec problem
> >> > >
> >> > > I am trying to create an Ant script to move files that
> >are 10 days
> >> > > old to a backup directory.
> >> > > I cannot find how to do this purely in Ant, but I know that the
> >> > > Unix 'find'
> >> > > works.
> >> > >
> >> > > Ant returns the error: "[exec] /bin/find: incomplete statement"
> >> > >
> >> > > when I issue the following:
> >> > >           <exec executable=3D"find">
> >> > >                           <arg line=3D"find ./feeds -name
> >> > > myFilename* -mtime +10 -exec mv '{}' ./feeds_backup \; "/>
> >> > >               </exec>
> >> > >
> >> > > This command works fine when issued from a Unix shell:
> >> > >   find ./feeds -name myFilename* -mtime +10 -exec mv '{}'
> >> > > ./feeds_backup \;
> >> > >
> >> > > How can I make this work?
> >> > >
> >> > > Thanks,
> >> > > Elaine
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
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