Thank you Stefan. That compiled. Now i need to edit the properties file. Would you recommend declaring a custom task in a default.properties file, or using a taskdef in a team environment? The former requires all team members to check out the properties file in a new ant.jar file, whereas the latter doesn't. Is it possible to have a default.properties file in another directory or ${basedir} ? T Master ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stefan Bodewig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 11:45 PM Subject: Re: developing custom task - DirectoryScanner help needed > On Tue, 7 Aug 2001, T. Master <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The method call to obtain the DirectoryScanner requires a Project. > > Where should this be instantiated or referenced from? > > If your task extends Task, you'll have access to the current project > instance via the protected project member - this happens as step 2 in > the "The Life-cycle of a Task" section of the "Developing with Ant" > page in Ant's manual. > > Stefan >