Summary

Synopsis

Source Paths allow the developer to specify where payload files should be picked up at build time. They can be set at build time using an environment variable to specify the Source Path's value. Many automated build processes use Ant to run the build. This article describes how to set the value of a Source Path at build time using an Ant script.

Discussion

For example, the Ant target below sets the Source Path BILLBOARDS to the path "X:\billboards\BillboardProblem" by using the <env> element:

<env key="IA_PATH_BILLBOARDS" value="X:/billboards/BillboardProblem"/>

<target name="build-installer" description="Run Install Anywhere build only." >

    <buildinstaller
      IAlocation="${IA_HOME}"
      failonerror="true"
      IAProjectFile="${IA_PROJECT_FILE}"
      BuildOutputLocation="{OUTPUT_LOCATION}"
      WindowsVMPackLocation="${IA_HOME}/resource/installer_vms"
      LinuxVMPackLocation="${IA_HOME}/resource/installer_vms"
    >
    <configuration>
      <target platform="windows">
      <buildWithNoVM>true</buildWithNoVM>
      <buildWithVM>false</buildWithVM>
      </target>
    </configuration>
      <env key="IA_PATH_BILLBOARDS" value="X:/billboards/BillboardProblem"/>
    </buildinstaller>    
</target>

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