ernani, Your \config\database\db2.xml file should look something like the following. I have DB2 installed to c:\sqllib. <!-- =================================================================== --> <!-- ant properties/targets for IBM DB2 --> <!-- note: this is not a proper xml file (there is no root element) --> <!-- it is intended to be imported from a *real* xml file --> <!-- =================================================================== --> <property name="sqllib.home" value="C:/sqllib"/> <property name="database.script.file" value="${src.dir}/sql/${name}-db2.sql"/> <property name="database.driver.file" value="${sqllib.home}/java/db2java.zip"/> <property name="database.driver.classpath" value="${database.driver.file}"/> <property name="database.driver" value="COM.ibm.db2.jdbc.app.DB2Driver"/> <property name="database.url" value="jdbc:db2:SAMPLE"/> <property name="database.userid" value="userid"/> <property name="database.password" value="password"/> <property name="database.schema" value="CLEX"/> <property name="database.catalog" value=""/> Your build.xml should contain the following... <!DOCTYPE project [ <!ENTITY database SYSTEM "file:./config/database/db2.xml"> ]> See if those work for you Cheers Chris