new user problem Target `build.xml' does not exist in this project

[Rakshit Daga]

Hi all,
I am trying to run ant, and for some reason it gives me this error message.

BUILD FAILED

Target `build.xml' does not exist in this project.

and for some reason , if i create an empty target called build.xml ,it looks
at other files in the directory and complains
Target 'x' does not exist in this project.

And this problem is specific to my machine , the build works fine for other
colleagues who use the same build.

Any help or comment really appreciated,
thanks,
Rakshit