As part of an ant build I need to generate a properties file with a path
in it. I start with a "template" properties file with the following line
in it:
Home = @HOME@
I then use the following ant tasks to replace the @HOME@ with a path
generated as part of the ant build.
<path id="home.path"
path="${basedir}/../../../../../build/win/debug"/>
<property name="home.system.path" refid="home.path"/>
<target name="gen.config">
<copy file="${ids.config.template}"
tofile="${ids.config}" overwrite="true">
<filterchain>
<replacetokens>
<token key="HOME"
value="${home.system.path}"/>
</replacetokens>
</filterchain>
</copy>
</target>
The resulting file contains the following line:
Home = c:\xenon\build\win\debug
I thought this was really cool till I realized that the '\' must be
escaped in java property files. What I really want is:
Home = c:\\xenon\\build\\win\\debug
Can anyone suggest a better way to do this? Is there a way to get a
system path to put in a properties file with the appropriate escaped
charaters?
Thanks,
Michael-
