I was genericizing it, obviously the 'ftp.ok' property has to be
conditionally set possibly via the use of additional tasks. I don't
know how he plans on checking if his FTP succeeded, but if it were me,
I'd probably just use the uptodate task and make 'ftp.ok' it's target
property.
You can *always* use more coffee! :-)
--- Diane Holt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- Don Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Ok. Actually it just requires a small modification:
> >
> > <target name="checkFTPfailure">
> > <!-- Do whatever to determine FTP failure.
> > (Using 'uptodate' task?)
> > If FTP has succeeded, set a property.
> > -->
> > <property name="ftp.ok" value="true"/>
> > </target>
>
> Don,
>
> How do you see this working? What will prevent the <property> task
> from
> being run regardless of what <uptodate> results in?
>
> I suspect what you want is to set the property in the <uptodate> task
> alone (assuming using <uptodate> would be able to be used as the
> determiner of whether the FTP task succeeded, although I'm not sure
> what
> you have in mind it would check for).
>
> (Or maybe I just need some coffee and I'm not seeing it...)
>
> Diane
>
>
> > <target name="ftpLoop" depends="checkFTPfailure" unless="ftp.ok">
> > <FTP .../>
> > <antcall target="ftpLoop2"/>
> > </target>
> >
> > <target name="ftpLoop2" depends="checkFTPfailure" unless="ftp.ok">
> > <FTP .../>
> > <antcall target="ftpLoop"/>
> > </target>
> >
> > <target name="ftp" depends="ftpLoop"/>
> >
> > Note that 'checkFTPfailure' will be called *before* you attempt
> your
> > first FTP. This should be fine, since you haven't even attempted an
> FTP
> > yet that *certainly* should be a failure! :)
> >
> > - Don
> >
> >
> > --- "O'Hara, Patrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Yes I was hoping for a loop until successful.
> > >
> > > Patrick O'Hara
> > > 262-408-3849
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Don Taylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 9:29 AM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: Re: Retry task on Error
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- "O'Hara, Patrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Is there a way to retry a task when it errors out? I have a
> FTP
> > > > task. The
> > > > server we are connecting to is a little hit and miss. I would
> like
> > > > to retry
> > > > the FTP task if it fails to send all the files.
> > > >
> > >
> > > I'm assuming you can already figure out if the FTP task has
> failed.
> > > Put
> > > that logic in a target:
> > >
> > > <target name="checkFTPfailure">
> > > <!-- Do whatever to determine FTP failure.
> > > (Using 'uptodate' task?)
> > > If FTP has failed, set a property.
> > > -->
> > > <property name="ftp.failed" value="true"/>
> > > </target>
> > >
> > >
> > > Now you're ready to try your FTP:
> > >
> > > <target name="ftpFirst">
> > > <FTP .../>
> > > </target>
> > >
> > > <target name="ftpSecond" depends="checkFTPfailure"
> > > unless="ftp.failed">
> > > <FTP .../>
> > > </target>
> > >
> > > <target name="ftp" depends="ftpFirst,ftpSecond"/>
> > >
> > > You see your 'ftp' target will FTP your files, and failing that,
> will
> > > try again. If you desire to loop until the FTP is complete, let
> me
> > > know, that's a lot trickier (but possible.)
> > >
> > > - Don
> > >
> > >
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