How-To: Include a directory and its contents when JAR'ing

[M Kozelek]

Hello,

In using third party tools (e.g. Crystal Reports Java Viewer), I am required to include a directory of tools in my WAR file. The directory that needs to be included is called "crv11" and is located at the same level as WEB-INF in my project:

Project
   |
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   -- crv11
   |
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   -- WEB-INF
   |
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   -- build.xml

When I create the WAR file, I want the whole directory included. The only way I have been able to accomplish this is using the <zipfileset> tag:

<zipfileset dir="${module.crystal_reports_example.basedir}/crv11" prefix="crv11"/>

This works, but I want to be sure that I am actually doing this correctly or should be using a patternset defined somewhere else. Basically, is there any alternative?

Thank you,

mk

[Carol Enderlin]

There are lots of ways to do some things.

Example from ant manual on war task uses a zipfileset just like you did.

 
<war destfile="myapp.war" webxml="src/metadata/myapp.xml">
  <fileset dir="src/html/myapp"/>
  <fileset dir="src/jsp/myapp"/>
  <lib dir="thirdparty/libs">
    <exclude name="jdbc1.jar"/>
  </lib>
  <classes dir="build/main"/>
  <zipfileset dir="src/graphics/images/gifs" 
              prefix="images"/>
</war>

Maybe if I edit this enough times I'll get it right.
[ February 08, 2005: Message edited by: Carol Enderlin ]