quick question about TStamp in ant

[kwame Iwegbue]

I know that time and date properties can be set using <tstamp/>, but how do you output or echo this value? For example, as a variable in a message or log statement
[ September 22, 2006: Message edited by: kwame Iwegbue ]

[Carol Enderlin]

What have you tried? What isn't working or what kind of output are you getting?

It is setting properties that you can use like any other property.

[kwame Iwegbue]

    
<target name="test" depends="init">
<echo>
Time is <tstamp />
</echo>
</target>

but <tstamp/> not supported in <echo>

I've looked in the Ant manual, but I couldn't see any reference to outputing time.

[prateek urmaliya]

Hi Kwame,

<project default="decko" name="bar-bar-decko" basedir=".">
<tstamp>
<format property="touch.time" pattern="MM_dd_yyyy_hh_mm_aa"/>
</tstamp>
<target name="decko">
<echo>Twas brillig, and the slithy toves</echo>
<echo>touch.time=${touch.time}</echo>
</target>
</project>

you can set the pattern.

HTH

[kwame Iwegbue]

Thank you Prateek!!!
It works. I really should get a good book on Ant...even though the online manual is quite good.