This plugin provides a set of predefined ANT tasks for performing basic operations with the J2EE project types in a WSAD Workspace. Click here for documentation on these tasks.

In the root of this plugin is a sample batch file called runANT.bat, which will run a "headless" workspace and run a specified ANT script file. The ANT script file must be located in a project in the workspace. To use, edit the runANT.bat file and change the variables to the correct location for your WSAD installation, the ANT XML file to run, and optionally the workspace location.

Also included is a Sample.xml file which shows how to use these tasks through ANT. Please refer to Sample.xml and runANT.bat for more information.
 

Changes from 4.0.x:

1. Because plugins have been renamed from the downloadable "extra" that was available for 4.0.x, the example runAnt.bat file used for running headless has been updated.  Specifically, the id of the startup application has changed from "com.ibm.ant.extras.RunAnt" to "com.ibm.etools.j2ee.ant.RunAnt".  Any existing .bat files used to startup the headless workspace must be modified.
2. The utilJAR task is now deprecated.  It remains only for compatibility; however, the util JAR support in the application editor should be used instead.  Also note that the task has been simplified and some parameters are no longer applicable. Please refer to the task documentation for more information.
3. A parameter was added to the ear export task, to include the new flag supported by the wizard, which includes the project meta files during export.  This is useful for binary projects  Refer to the product documentation for more information on optimizing development with binary projects.
4. The "use35rules" parameter of the EJBDeploy task has been renamed to "compatible35".