build.xml does not exist error in cmd

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After the installation of ant in windows 7 . In cmd i typed

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ant -version;

it's given the ant version.

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C:\Users\lcladmin>ant -version;
Apache Ant(TM) version 1.9.1 compiled on May 15 2013

Then I typed

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ant -f build.xml;

and it gave me following error.

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C:\Users\lcladmin>ant -f build.xml;
Buildfile: build.xml does not exist!
Build failed

What the reason for that? I placed build.xml file in the eclipse project's build folder.

buid.xml path-> D:\workspace\BankDemo\build\build.xml

ant path->D:\ant

Posted 14-Jul-13 18:16pm

mali_angel

Updated 14-Jul-13 18:32pm

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H.Brydon · Answer 1 · 2013-07-14T18:31:00

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The directory "C:\Users\lcladmin" seems to be the context where ant is running, and therefore where ant would expect the build.xml file to exist.

I think if you want it to be seen in the eclipse project's build folder, you need to activate it from the Eclipse IDE. You are attempting to run from the command line, which is a different context...

Posted 14-Jul-13 18:31pm

H.Brydon

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mali_angel 15-Jul-13 1:53am

Can You explain this.I'm new to ant and java...

H.Brydon 15-Jul-13 11:22am

You didn't say what platform you are on - I will assume some sort of Windows. For any command (ant or otherwise), you need to be able to identify the filename passed as parameter. Finding the build.xml from ant is no different from any other command (eg. "dir", "copy" etc.). If your build.xml is in another directory, then 'cd' there.

cd /d D:\workspace\BankDemo\build
dir build.xml
ant -f build.xml;

I haven't used ant from command line myself. I always use it from the Eclipse IDE. I would suggest that it might also work better there.

Shubhashish_Mandal 15-Jul-13 2:21am

+ if you using default build.xml file and if its residing in the current directory then no need to type the build file name with the ant command , simply type ant command.
If still not working then check whether you set the ant home/lib/class path properly.

Shubhashish_Mandal 15-Jul-13 11:28am

http://help.eclipse.org/juno/index.jsp?topic=%2Forg.eclipse.platform.doc.user%2FgettingStarted%2Fqs-84_run_ant.htm

try this..

mali_angel 17-Jul-13 5:17am

Thank u guyz. :)