EJB project IDE build dos not include properties files

Question

We have property files also which we want included as part of the build process
for EJB projects but if we use the IDE build it does not include them. We have
to therefore export the IDE build and customize it to include *.properties like
this
<zip basedir="${dest.path}" zipfile="${ejb.outputJar}" encoding="UTF8"> <!-- JARs
filenames are encoded UTF8 --> <zipfileset dir="${project.local.directory}" includes="*.properties"
/> </zip>
which causes a problem for us because the exported build file is specific to a
user's local PC and cannot be used in a team environment.
How can we have the IDE build include all the files within an EJB project i.e.
include properties files also.

Answer 1

Hey Jamie,
Currently there is no support to include other .properties files into
the internal build. There's a build.properties that you get as part of
an EJB project which you could place your values into and use that as
your template for your team based development and check that into your
source control.
If you'd really like to get gross and hack Workshop a little bit you
could modify the default EJB project template to use your .properties
file for every EJB project you create. This would then splat a copy of
your .properties file into the root of the EJB project.
To do that you'd go to {your BEAHOME}\workshop\templates and crack open
the ejb-project.zip template zip file and merge your settings into the
existing build.properties file. This has the same
effect as replacing the .properties file after you've created your
project only it keeps you from having to perform that step each time.
The downside of this is that each person on your team would then have to
update that template zip file in their workshop installation. (I'd make
sure to backup the original template file before performing this
activity so you can always go back to the original template).
Hope this helps,
-Michael
Jamie wrote:
We have property files also which we want included as part of the build process
for EJB projects but if we use the IDE build it does not include them. We have
to therefore export the IDE build and customize it to include *.properties like
this
<zip basedir="${dest.path}" zipfile="${ejb.outputJar}" encoding="UTF8"> <!-- JARs
filenames are encoded UTF8 --> <zipfileset dir="${project.local.directory}" includes="*.properties"
/> </zip>
which causes a problem for us because the exported build file is specific to a
user's local PC and cannot be used in a team environment.
How can we have the IDE build include all the files within an EJB project i.e.
include properties files also.