Re: [NAnt-users] Nested variables

[Bob A. <Bob...@am...>]

> Hello,
> I'm working on converting an Ant script to Nant and have ran into an issue with
> joining several variables together in Nant.
> 
> Below is the original Ant script in which it pulls information from a properties
> file and uses the information to feed the build. The project starts by looping
> through build order (NETDLLS, App) and then uses that variable to prepend to
> the ProjectName to check out of StarTeam.
> 
> Project.Build.Order=NETDLLs,App
> 
> # Windows - .NET DLLs
> NETDLLs.ProjectName=Windows - .NET DLLs
> NETDLLs.ViewName=Windows - .NET DLLs
> NETDLLs.Label=201300722.20130508
> 
> ANT script:
> <target name="build.project">
>       <property name="ProjectName"
> value="${buildProp.${project.Ord}.ProjectName}"/>
>       <property name="ViewName"
> value="${buildProp.${project.Ord}.ViewName}"/>
>       <property name="Label" value="${buildProp.${project.Ord}.Label}"/>
> 
>       <antcall target="checkoutModuleSrc" inheritall="true"/>
> 
> Here is what I have come up with in Nant which doesn't seem to be working.
> 
> NAnt script:
> <target name="build.project">
>       <property name="ProjectName"
> value="${'properties.project.Ord'+'.ProjectName'}"/>
>       <property name="ViewName"
> value="${'properties.project.Ord'+'.ViewName'}"/>
>       <property name="Label" value="${'properties.project.Ord'+'.Label'}"/>
>       <echo>${ProjectName} ${ViewName} ${Label}</echo>
>       <call target="checkoutModuleSrc"/>
> 

I assume based on your title "nested variables" you want to do something like this:


<property name="ProjectName" value="${property::get-value('properties.project.Ord.ProjectName')}"/>

?????

BOb



> Results of the script at the command line:
> checkoutModuleSrc:
> 
>      [exec] StarTeam 10.4 Command Line Interface, Build 10.4.8.36
>      [exec] Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Borland Software Corporation. All rights res
> erved.
>      [exec] Using ini file: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data
> \Borland\StarTeam\ConnectionManager.ini
>      [exec] Project not found: properties.project.Ord.ProjectName
> 
> I would appreciate any help you can provide.
> 
> Thanks,
> -Doug Labout
> 
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