You cannot reset the value of a property. They are not variables because they don't vary. Once you set the value of a property, you cannot change it. There are a couple of ways to handle what you want: * Use <antcall> or <macrodef>. These allow you to pass parameters that will set properties inside the calls. See the example below.
* Use the AntContrib's variable task. This (unlike <properties> is a true variable. See http://ant-contrib.sourceforge.net/tasks/tasks/variable_task.html Here's how to use <antcall> to be able to change the comment. <macrodef> is very similar: <target name="main"> <antcall target="ziptask"> <param name="zipComment" value="Comment #1"/> <param name="zipDir" value="mydir1"/> <param name="zipName" value="zip1.zip"/> </antcall> <antcall task="ziptask"> <param name="zipComment" value="Comment #2"/> <param name="zipDir" value="mydir2"/> <param name="zipName" value="zip2.zip"/> </antcall> </target> <target name="ziptask"> <zip destfile="${zipName}" basedir="${zipDir}" comment="${zipComment}"/> </target> On Nov 27, 2007 1:15 PM, Chuck Holzwarth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The builds I do are differential builds. I use svn diff to gather the > diffs. The system is composed of several modules. Each module goes into its > own zip file. When code is released, the zip files require a comment that > contains, among other things, the names of all of the zip files that are > part of the release. > > I have been trying to set a variable with the list of module file names. > The problem I have is that when the target where I set the variable exits, > the variable reverts to the previous value. Is there a way to make a > variable persistent? > > In the mean time, I have been creating a file that contains the zip file > comment. I have not been able to insert the comment in the zip file using > the zip comment function. > Can anyone provide an example of reading a file, carriage returns and all, > into a variable or property and adding to the zip file as a comment? > Can anyone provide an example of using the zip target to add the contents > of a file to the zip file as a comment? > > Thank you, > Chuck Holzwarth > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you > with Yahoo Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/sports;_ylt=At9_qDKvtAbMuh1G1SQtBI7ntAcJ > -- -- David Weintraub [EMAIL PROTECTED]
