Hello,
 
Sorry for the dumb question, but I can't seem to figure out how to install iText using Ant and the build.xml file.
 
Here's what I did (JDK 1.4 is already installed and the path/classpath variables are correct):
 
1. downloaded Ant, placed in D:/Program Files/Apache Group/Ant 1.5.3/ (the Ant path)
2. downloaded build.xml from iText website, place in D:/Program Files/Apache Group/Ant 1.5.3/bin/
3. added Ant path to the PATH environment variable, and added an ANT_PATH environment variable (also pointing to Ant path)
4. rebooted the system
5. from the Windows command prompt (with D:/Program Files/Apache Group/Ant 1.5.3/bin/  as the directory), I typed (without the quotes:
    "ant build.xml" 
6. This just spewed out the following:
 

D:\Program Files\Apache Group\Ant 1.5.3\bin>ant build.xml

Usage: java [-options] class [args...]   (to execute a class)

or  java -jar [-options] jarfile [args...]  (to execute a jar file)

where options include:                                                     

-client       to select the "client" VM

-server       to select the "server" VM

-hotspot      is a synonym for the "client" VM  [deprecated]

The default VM is client.

-cp -classpath <directories and zip/jar files separated by ;>
 
(ETC............)
 
It seems that it's trying to run the ant.class file, so I tried "java ant build.xml" and various other combinations, but nothing seems to worked.
 
Can anyone point me in the right direction? Also, do I have to download the iText source files from anywhere, or does running the build.xml file download the files from the iText server?
 
Thanks,
Darren
 
 

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