Question

I am trying to copy Demo.jar file (generated by an ant task) on my desktop(or any directory specified by it’s absolute path on my XP machine).

I am specifying absolute path in a properties file and reading it on the fly.
The problem is I am not able to read this absolute path properly, where I want my Demo.jar to be copied.

Absolute path given in properties file is :-

“C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\google\my java”

and script is echoing :-

[echo] C:Documents and SettingsAdministratorDesktopgooglemy java

Below is my edited version of build.xml and antParams.properties:-

build.xml

<project default="copy">

    <property file="antParams.properties" prefix="antParams"/>

    <target name="jar" >
        <jar destfile="${antParams.jarName}"
             basedir="${antParams.binDir}"
            includes="**/*.class"

             />
    </target>

    <target name="copy" depends="jar">
            <echo>${antParams.jarDestination}</echo>
        <!-- what goes here --> 
    </target>

</project>

---

antParams.properties

jarName=Demo.jar
binDir=bin
jarDestination=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\

Thanx in advance…. 🙂

Answer 1

Use double backslashes (c:\\Doc …), or better yet, use forward slash (c:/Doc …). Ant knows how to use forward slash in a cross-platform way, it converts it correctly to backslashes on windows.