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You need to know the basics of using ant (just how to make a simple basic build file). Read this:<br />
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<a href="http://ant.apache.org/manual/" rel="ugc">http://ant.apache.org/manual/</a><br />
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Then you have to use javac task, here is the documentation:<br />
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<a href="http://ant.apache.org/manual/CoreTasks/javac.html" rel="ugc nofollow">http://ant.apache.org/manual/CoreTasks/javac.html</a>
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You need to know the basics of using ant (just how to make a simple basic build file). Read this:

http://ant.apache.org/manual/ [http://ant.apache.org/manual/]

Then you have to use javac task, here is the documentation:

http://ant.apache.org/manual/CoreTasks/javac.html [http://ant.apache.org/manual/CoreTasks/javac.html]

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below you can find an example<br />
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<a href="http://techpages.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/how-to-create-a-jar-file-using-ant-that-refers-to-other-jar-files/" rel="ugc">http://techpages.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/how-to-create-a-jar-file-using-ant-that-refers-to-other-jar-files/</a>
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below you can find an example

http://techpages.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/how-to-create-a-jar-file-using-ant-that-refers-to-other-jar-files/ [http://techpages.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/how-to-create-a-jar-file-using-ant-that-refers-to-other-jar-files/]

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Experts,<br />
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I am trying to use Ant to build a jar file for the first time. &nbsp;I have 10 classes in a directory C:\views\rafterco_view2\bi<wbr />n\com\hsbc<wbr />\cds\cdsto<wbr />markit\mar<wbr />kit\filege<wbr />n on my local machine. &nbsp;<br />
I also have jars stored here: C:\views\rafterco_view2\gm<wbr />_pads\imp\<wbr />src\Extern<wbr />al that are required for the build.<br />
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What is the minimum I need in my build.xml to create this jar file?<br />
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Thanks,<br />
Margin_Walker
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Experts,

I am trying to use Ant to build a jar file for the first time.  I have 10 classes in a directory C:\views\rafterco_view2\bin\com\hsbc\cds\cdstomarkit\markit\filegen on my local machine.  
I also have jars stored here: C:\views\rafterco_view2\gm_pads\imp\src\External that are required for the build.

What is the minimum I need in my build.xml to create this jar file?

Thanks,
Margin_Walker

Using Ant to build a jar

Java is a platform-independent, object-oriented programming language and run-time environment, designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible such that developers can write one set of code across all platforms using libraries. Most devices will not run Java natively, and require a run-time component to be installed in order to execute a Java program.