One idea: The ant.file property points to the build.xml, you can grab this do your stuff relative to antFile.getParentFile(). Since your task has a reference to the project object, you can query the properties from that directly.
Paul > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Derricutt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 11:35 PM > To: 'Ant Users List' > Subject: Custom tasks/project directory > > > I have a custom task, that takes a filename passed as an > attribute (no path > specified), in the code I create a Properties object based on this > filename. The file is in the same directory as my build.xml, > and when > running from that directory all is fine. > > However, when the other guy in the office ran the build from > his IDE, it > wouldn't find the file, is there a way to find the > build.xml's path to > pickup the correct file? > > -- \m/ -- > "...if I seem super human I have been misunderstood." (c) > Dream Theater > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - ICQ: 1934853 JID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>