Load file through URL
<?xml version="1.0"?> <project name="Apache Ant Properties Project" default="properties.url" basedir="."> <target name="properties.url"> <property url="http://localhost:8080/antBook/properties/build.properties"/> <path id="build.classpath.id"> <pathelement path="${build.classpath}"/> </path> <property name="build.classpath.property" refid="build.classpath.id"/> <echo message="Server URL: ${server.url}"/> <echo message="Build classpath: ${build.classpath}"/> <echo message="Build classpath converted: ${build.classpath.property}"/> </target> </project>