Ant : from path to fileset

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Kaiser S. - 30 Jul 2007 10:37 GMT

I'd like to convert a path to a fileset. I need it to use in "copy" task.

I define my path like that:

    <path id="classpath">
        <pathelement location="${lib.dir}\activation.jar" />
        <pathelement location="${lib.dir}\mail.jar" />
        ...
    </path>

I need to copy all this to the jar directory:

    <copy todir="${dist.lib.dir}" >
    <fileset refid="classpath" />
    </copy>

But i have the error:

BUILD FAILED
build.xml:83: classpath doesn't denote a fileset

How can i do that ?

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Roedy Green - 30 Jul 2007 11:35 GMT

>I'd like to convert a path to a fileset. I need it to use in "copy" task.

One way is to use a "stomp" program to compose the XML file. Then you
can specify the path once and generate duplicate info in the ANT
script.

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Kaiser S. - 30 Jul 2007 12:00 GMT

Roedy Green a écrit :

>> I'd like to convert a path to a fileset. I need it to use in "copy" task.
> One way is to use a "stomp" program to compose the XML file. Then you
> can specify the path once and generate duplicate info in the ANT
> script.

It seems heavy. I would prefer a simple trick. In last resort, i will
duplicate the paths in the ant file "by hands".

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Kaiser S. - 30 Jul 2007 13:00 GMT

Kaiser S. a écrit :

> Roedy Green a écrit :
>>> I'd like to convert a path to a fileset. I need it to use in "copy"
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> It seems heavy. I would prefer a simple trick. In last resort, i will
> duplicate the paths in the ant file "by hands".

I found in http://ant.apache.org/manual/CoreTasks/copy.html :

<copy todir="dest" flatten="true">
<path refid="classpath" />
</copy>

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