Hi Bob and Steve,
Thanks very much, I'll give it a try.
Bob: reason for me to use XML file is that besides the name, I need to read
some more properties that are client-dependent.
Will advise how could I fix it.
- Fabio
On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 12:34 PM, Bob Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Could you loop around the command updating the index until no return
> value was found? Something like:
>
>
>
> <foreach item="String" in="1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15" delim=","
> property="index">
>
>
>
> <xmlpeek file="${config.file}" indexnode="${index}"
> xpath="/some_stuff/client/clientname"
> property="client.name" />
> <echo message="client.name: ${client.name}"/>
> </foreach>
>
>
>
> Of course, you are limited to listing enough index values. Is it possible
> you could just put a list of clients in a text file, and loop through that?
>
>
>
> Another option is to write a c# task inline that returns a string of all
> the client values separated by a comma and then use that in your loop as the
> in property.
>
>
>
> BOb
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> *From:* Steve Kapinos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 16, 2008 12:18 PM
> *To:* Fabio Gil; nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> *Subject:* Re: [NAnt-users] xmlpeek - Multiple nodes found with
> theXPathexpression
>
>
>
> You need to use the nodeindex parameter of xmlpeek to control which
> instance you are returning. However, I'm not quite sure how you'd find out
> how many instances there are to loop through dynamically. Maybe some if
> condition on the returned value and a loop of sorts
>
>
>
> -Steve
>
>
>
> *From:* Fabio Gil [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 16, 2008 11:53 AM
> *To:* nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> *Subject:* [NAnt-users] xmlpeek - Multiple nodes found with the
> XPathexpression
>
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm spinning my wheels with this issue and don't know how to solve it. I
> have an XML file that contains the name of the client I will build my app
> for.
>
> This is an excerpt of the XML file:
>
> <client>
> <clientname>client1</clientname>
> ...
> </client>
> <client>
> <clientname>client2</clientname>
> ...
> </client>
> <client>
> <clientname>client3</clientname>
> ...
> </client>
>
> I have written a small Nant script to read from the file and send a message
> to the console
>
> <xmlpeek file="${config.file}"
> xpath="/some_stuff/client/clientname"
> property="client.name" />
> <echo message="client.name: ${client.name}"/>
>
> What I've got as a response is
>
> [xmlpeek] Peeking at 'myxmlfile.xml' with XPath expression
> '/some_stuff/client/clientname'.
> [xmlpeek] Found '6' nodes with the XPath expression
> '/ifast_desktop/distribution/release/installsh
> ield/client/clientname'.
> [echo] client.name: client1
>
> BUILD SUCCEEDED
>
> I need to be able to use client.name as a parameter for my build but
> ultimately I am only getting the first appearance of the clientname.
>
> Is there a way to do what I am trying to do?
>
> Thanks very much!
>
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