Question

Hi all please give a look to this code

in my properties file i have
win-x86.pc-shared-location=E:\Ant_Scripts

Now below i am trying to call PrintInstallerName_build from my build.xml,while as PrintInstallerName_build is in test.xml. In build.xml file,${platform.id} has value=win-x86 in the calling target and in called target param1 also has value=win-x86

    <target name="PrintInstallerName" >
    <echo>PlatForm.Id====>${platform.id}</echo>
    <ant antfile="test.xml" target="PrintInstallerName_build">
        <property name="param1" value="${platform.id}"/>
    </ant>


<target name="PrintInstallerName_build" >
       <echo>${param1.pc-shared-location}</echo><!--${param1.pc-shared-location}-->
        <echo>${param1}.pc-shared-location}</echo><!--win-x86.pc-shared-location-->
    <echo>${win-x86.pc-shared-location}</echo><!--E:\\Ant_Scripts-->
</target>

as you can see only the last statement gives correct output but it is hardcoded,i want to use param1 and the output should be E:\\Ant_Scripts i tried to use $ and @ but none works,may be i am doing wrong somewhere can someone help please,i am struck and tomorrow is its DOD.

Answer 1

<target name="PrintInstallerName_process" >
       <echo>${param1}</echo><!--win-x86-->

        <macrodef name="testing">
                <attribute name="v" default="NOT SET"/>
                <element name="some-tasks" optional="yes"/>
                    <sequential>
        <echo>Source Dir of ${param1}: ${@{v}}</echo><!-- Dir of Win-x86:E:\Ant_Scripts-->
                                                    <some-tasks/>
                    </sequential>
            </macrodef>

            <testing v="${param1}.pc-shared-location">
                <some-tasks>

                </some-tasks>
            </testing>
    </target> 

this is the way it works and for me it works fine anyways @sudocode your tip took me there so thank you very much