> -----Original Message-----
> From: dave.alvarado@remanresource.com
> [mailto:dave.alvarado@remanresource.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 10:00 AM
> To: Ant Users List
> Subject: Re: AW: Reading a property from a file
> 
> Again, I really appreciate all the advice I'm getting, but being so
> inexperienced with Ant, I'm still missing the solution.
> 
> The properties file I refer to is not in any way related to my Ant tasks.
> But it does contain a URL I would like to use in my Ant script, so I can
> keep that URL in one place.
> 
> So what are the commands/XML to extract the key in the following key-value
> pair ...
> 
> PROVISIONING_SERVICE_WSDL_URL=http://99.99.99.99:9999/ProvisioningAccountS
> ervice/ProvisioningAccountService?WSDL
> 
>  in my "file.properties" file that will allow me to plug in that URL into
> the "wsdl" attribute of my "<clientgen>" task?
> 
> Thanks, - Dave
> 
 
We understand that your properties file is in no way related to you Ant tasks.  However, the way to get the data out of is it using Ant tasks, namely the <property> task.
This is explained all very clearly in the Ant manual:
http://ant.apache.org/manual/index.html
See Ant Tasks->Core Tasks->Property

None the less here is a simple Ant example:

<!-- load my properties file -->
<property file="file.properties" />

<!-- access the property I need -->

<clientgen wsdl="${PROVISIONING_SERVICE_WSDL_URL}" />

<!-- alternative method -->
<property name="wsdl.url" value="${PROVISIONING_SERVICE_WSDL_URL}" />
<clientgen wsdl="${wsdl.url}" />

-raleigh

> 
> >  -------Original Message-------
> >  From: Jan.Materne@rzf.fin-nrw.de
> >  Subject: AW: Reading a property from a file
> >  Sent: Feb 19 '09 06:16
> >
> >  <property> is a task as all others, therefore you can use that
> everywhere. If your properties file contains 'just' properties for that
> generation, placing the task just in front of the <clientgen> is a good
> idea.
> >  Usually you have a build.properties with all properties for the build,
> like java source directory, javac target, etc. Then a common place is
> directly under <project>.
> >
> >
> >  Jan
> >
> >
> >  >-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> >  >Von: dave.alvarado@remanresource.com
> >  >[mailto:dave.alvarado@remanresource.com]
> >  >Gesendet: Mittwoch, 18. Februar 2009 19:26
> >  >An: Ant Users List
> >  >Betreff: Re: Reading a property from a file
> >  >
> >  >Thanks for your reply.  Regarding the property file directive,
> >  >"<property>", where are you actually loading the property
> >  >"PROVISIONING_SERVICE_WSDL_URL" from the file and assigning it
> >  >to a variable?
> >  >
> >  > - Dave
> >  >
> >  >>  -------Original Message-------
> >  >>  From: David Weintraub <qazwart@gmail.com>
> >  >>  Subject: Re: Reading a property from a file
> >  >>  Sent: Feb 18 '09 18:10
> >  >>
> >  >>  What about <property file="Property_File_Name"/> ?
> >  >>
> >  >>  What I normally do is something like this:
> >  >>
> >  >>  <property name="property.file"
> >  >>  value="${basedir}/default_property_file_name.properties"/>
> >  >>  <property file=${property.file}"/>
> >  >>
> >  >>  That way, I can put the property file name on the command line, or
> >  >>  read in the default property file if it exists.
> >  >>
> >  >>  You can also override any property setting in your
> >  >build.xml by simply
> >  >>  placing it on the command line:
> >  >>
> >  >>  So do this:
> >  >>
> >  >>     <target name="gen-web-svc-client-jar">
> >  >>                     <property name="provisioning.service.wsdl.file"
> >  >>
> >  >name="${basedir}/wsdl_files/ProvisioningService.wsdl
> >  >>                     <clientgen
> >  >>
> >  >wsdl="${provisioning.service.wsdl.file}"
> >  >>
> >  >>  destFile="${deployment}/APP-INF/lib/ProvisioningServiceClient.jar"
> >  >>
> >  >>  packageName="com.myco.nps.regui.provisioning.client"
> >  >>
> serviceName="ProvisioningService"
> >  >>                                     ....
> >  >>
> >  >>  Then you can do this on the command line:
> >  >>
> >  >>  $ ant
> >  >-Dprovisioning.service.wsdl.file=http://99.99.99.99:9999/Provis
> >  >ioningAccountService/ProvisioningAccountService?WSDL
> >  >>
> >  >>  The <property> task that sets provisioning.service.wsdl.file will
> be
> >  >>  overridden by the command line setting.
> >  >>
> >  >>  On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 12:17 PM,
> >  <dave.alvarado@remanresource.com> wrote:
> >  >>  > Hi,
> >  >>  >
> >  >>  > I'm uisng Ant 1.6.  I have this target ...
> >  >>  >
> >  >>  >    <target name="gen-web-svc-client-jar">
> >  >>  >                    <clientgen
> >  >>  >
> >  >wsdl="${basedir}/wsdl_files/ProvisioningService.wsdl"
> >  >>  >
> >  >destFile="${deployment}/APP-INF/lib/ProvisioningServiceClient.jar"
> >  >>  >
> >  >packageName="com.myco.nps.regui.provisioning.client"
> >  >>  >
> >  >serviceName="ProvisioningService"
> >  >>  >                    classpath="${java.class.path}"
> >  >>  >                    >
> >  >>  >                        <classpath>
> >  >>  >                            <path refid="project.class.path" />
> >  >>  >                        </classpath>
> >  >>  >                    </clientgen>
> >  >>  >    </target>
> >  >>  >
> >  >>  > For the property,
> >  >'wsdl="${basedir}/wsdl_files/ProvisioningService.wsdl"', I
> >  >would prefer to read this property out of a properties file I
> >  >have, which has the line ...
> >  >>  >
> >  >>  >
> >  >PROVISIONING_SERVICE_WSDL_URL=http://99.99.99.99:9999/Provision
> >  >ingAccountService/ProvisioningAccountService?WSDL
> >  >>  >
> >  >>  >
> >  >>  > How can I tell ant to get the value from there?
> >  >>  >
> >  >>  > Thanks,  - Dave
> >  >>  >
> >  >>  >
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> >  >>
> >  >>
> >  >>
> >  >>  --
> >  >>  --
> >  >>  David Weintraub
> >  >>  qazwart@gmail.com
> >  >>
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