Use <propertycopy>. Search for it in the archives, referenced on the Ant web site. --DD
-----Original Message----- From: Shah, Lokesh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 10:27 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: manipulating property names Hi, How can I do something like this? E.g. <property name="a" value="test"/> <property name="btest" value="somevalue"/> <echo message="${b${a}}"/> This should echo: somevalue Regards, Lokesh -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>