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Asked: 2026-05-11T02:37:46+00:00

I have the following Nant Script snippet. <zip zipfile=${devEnvironment}..\dev-${datetime::get-year(datetime::now())}${datetime::get-month(datetime::now())}${datetime::get-day(datetime::now())}.zip> <fileset basedir=${devEnvironment}> <include name=**/*/> </fileset>

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I have the following Nant Script snippet.

<zip zipfile='${devEnvironment}..\dev-${datetime::get-year(datetime::now())}${datetime::get-month(datetime::now())}${datetime::get-day(datetime::now())}.zip'>     <fileset basedir='${devEnvironment}'>         <include name='**/*'/>     </fileset> </zip>

The devEnvironment property is set to a valid UNC path used in copy tasks in other places of the script. When I run the above zip task, it tells me that there are 0 files to archive (in essence, it makes an empty zip file). If I replace the devEnvironment variable in the basedir attribute with the UNC path, it works without any issues.

I’ve looked at examples online and most show a variable being used for the basedir; however, my attempts do not seem to work.

Am I doing something wrong?

EDIT: For completion sake, here’s the UCN path contained in the devEnvironment variable with specific info left out.

\\serverName\wwwroot\appName\site\
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  1. Run it verbose. I’ll bet a dollar the macro expansion is evaluating to something you don’t expect.

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