While I wait for a solution to the problem in ant.bat I have replaced the 'if exist' statement with an unconditional goto.
Now I get: D:\MyPrograms\JavaProgs\CensusServlet\ReadXls>ant Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/tools/ant/Main So I assume that the classpath is wrong. However there is nothing in the installation instructions about setting the classpath. Personally I think there is a problem with the installation instructions. Jim Cobban [EMAIL PROTECTED] 34 Palomino Dr. Kanata, ON, CANADA K2M 1M1 +1-613-592-9438
