[MSBuild] How to set 'condition' using a condition stored in a property?

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Published on 2010-03-23T10:56:01Z Indexed on 2010/03/24 0:33 UTC
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I have a condition such as 'a==1' stored in property $(c) and I wanna used it as the condition for task Message like below code:

  <PropertyGroup>
    <aa>1>2</aa>
  </PropertyGroup>

  <Target Name="t">
    <Message Text="122333" Condition="$(aa)" />
  </Target>

Error was raised! So, how can I do it? Please help!

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