And, I don't even think you need the expression...

<property name="connection.string" value="connection 
string=&amp;quotdatabase=foo;uid=foo;pwd=foo;&amp;quot;"/>

Although I haven't tested it. YMMV.

BOb



From: Justin Daubenmire [mailto:jus...@cboss.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 11:16 AM
To: nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [NAnt-users] printing &Quote; text to a file

Thanks Craig that did it!

For anyone reading this, here was the syntax that worked:

 <property name="connection.string" value="connection 
string=${'&amp;quot;'}database=foo;uid=foo;pwd=foo;${'&amp;quot;'}"/>

The output was this:

&quot;database=foo;uid=foo;pwd=foo;&quot;


/Justin



________________________________
From: Craig Beck [mailto:craig.b...@microsoft.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 10:40 AM
To: Justin Daubenmire
Subject: Re: [NAnt-users] printing &Quote; text to a file
Have you tied "&amp;quot;" yet?

Go with the flow. I it wants to translate the entities, then use the entity for 
the ampersand and let it get translated.


On Oct 21, 2009, at 7:28 AM, Justin Daubenmire wrote:


Hi,

I need to print the actual text "&quote" (minus the quote marks) to a file and 
not have nant translate that to a " character.

I have tried ${'&quot;'} but it still prints the " mark rather than the text 
&quot;.

How can I get this to work?

I'm trying to put this escape sequence in a properties file and using this to 
merge:

      <filterchain>
        <expandproperties />
      </filterchain>

All merges fine accept the &quote; is translated to " during the process.

My property in the property file is like this:

<property name="connection.string" value="connection 
string=${'&quot;'}database=foo;uid=foo;pwd=foo;${'&quot;'}"/>

In the new file, I am expecting to see this:
&quot;database=foo;uid=foo;pwd=foo;&quot;

but get this...

"database=foo;uid=foo;pwd=foo;"


Thanks!


/Justin
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