One possible solution via <script>, f.e. with javascript = <property name="foobar" value="lib/iaik/iaik_jce.jar,lib/iaik/iaikPkcs11Provider.jar"/>
<target name="depends"> <script language="javascript"> s=project.getProperty("foobar").replace(',',':'); project.setProperty("myotherproperty", s); </script> <!-- also possible to overwrite ${foobar} when using <script language="javascript"> s=project.getProperty("foobar").replace(',',':'); project.setProperty("foobar", s); </script> --> <echo>$${myotherproperty} == ${myotherproperty}</echo> </target> depends: [echo] ${myotherproperty} == lib/iaik/iaik_jce.jar:lib/iaik/iaikPkcs11Provider.jar Regards, Gilbert -----Original Message----- From: Willy Reinhardt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 12:32 PM To: Ant Users List Subject: How to replace substring into property and get result intoanother property ? Hi, I get a property value as : lib/iaik/iaik_jce.jar,lib/iaik/iaikPkcs11Provider.jar and would replace character "," by ";" or ":" is a ant task can do that ? Thanks Willy --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]