that's a different topic, right?
in my example, because the properties were defined in the root of the
project, there's nothing to call. <include> "runs" the file, so the
properties are now available in this build file. try it w/ my example.
it works, right?
however, if you want, you can do this:
c:\_myprops.build
-----8<-------------
<project >
<target name="setProps" >
<property name="include.this" value="included value of a prop" />
</target>
</project>
-----8<-------------
<include buildfile="c:\_myprops.build" />
<target name="test-propfile" >
<ifnot propertyexists="include.this" >
<echo message="properties not set yet" />
</ifnot>
<call target="setProps" />
<echo message="included prop set: ${include.this}" />
</target>
basically, i've never seen problems calling targets in included files
(you do have to use <call force="true"> if you want to call them more
than once). i have a complex build system whereby, first, a whole bunch
of <include> are processed in order to load memory w/ manymany targets.
thereafter, it's business as usual, using <call> or <target depends= >
to access the included targets based on diverse conditions.
/jean
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> Kevin Dickover
> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 10:55
> To: 'Nant (E-mail)'
> Subject: RE: [Nant-users] Including external properties files
>
>
> I have used to external files as well. However I find that
> targets defined in an include file can be called but they
> never actually do anything. Is this behavior a bug or by
> design? If it is by design that should be documented...
>
>
> Kevin Dickover
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> Jean Rajotte
> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 10:47 AM
> To: 'Daniel Bron'; 'Nant (E-mail)'
> Subject: RE: [Nant-users] Including external properties files
>
>
> it's not a property file per se, but a project file that
> defines properties, like so:
>
> c:\_myprops.build
> ------8<------
> <project name="locally-defined porperties" >
> <property name="include.this" value="included value of a
> prop" /> </project>
> ------8<------
>
> then you just include this file like so (note the <include>
> task can't be inside a target ):
>
> <include buildfile="c:\_myprops.build" />
>
> <target name="test-propfile" >
> <echo message="included prop: ${include.this}" />
> </target>
>
> HTH
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> > Daniel Bron
> > Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 10:37
> > To: Nant (E-mail)
> > Subject: [Nant-users] Including external properties files
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm new to Nant. Is there any way to include external
> > properties files from a build file? That is, I would like to
> > seperate (global) properties and actions, so different users
> > can have different configurations.
> >
> > -D. Bron
> >
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