diff --git a/doc/reference/docbook.build b/doc/reference/docbook.build
index 7fde6b14..ce14547f 100644
--- a/doc/reference/docbook.build
+++ b/doc/reference/docbook.build
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <project name="DocBook" default="help" xmlns="http://nant.sf.net/release/0.85/nant.xsd">
 
   <property name="project.basedir" value="${project::get-base-directory()}" />
-  <property name="project.targetdir" value="${project.basedir}/target" />
+  <property name="project.targetdir" value="${project.basedir}\target" />
 
   <target name="help">
     <echo message="Available tasks :" />
@@ -10,8 +10,13 @@
     <echo message=" html" />
     <echo message=" html-help" />
     <echo message=" pdf" />
+    <echo message=" variables"/>
   </target>
 
+  <target name="variables">
+    <echo message="project.basedir = ${project.basedir}"/>
+    <echo message="project.targetdir = ${project.targetdir}"/>
+  </target>
   <target name="all" depends="html,html-help,pdf"/>
 
   <target name="html">
@@ -20,13 +25,13 @@
     <!-- docbook -> html -->
     <exec workingdir="${project.targetdir}" program="java" commandline='-cp "..\lib\saxon6-5-5\saxon.jar;..\lib\xslthl-2.0.0\xslthl-2.0.0.jar" com.icl.saxon.StyleSheet ../src/index.xml "..\lib\docbook-xsl-snapshot\html\springnet.xsl" highlight.xslthl.config="file:///${project.basedir}/lib/docbook-xsl-snapshot/highlighting/xslthl-config.xml"' />
     <!-- copy css to html dir -->
-    <copy todir="${project.targetdir}\html\styles">
+    <copy todir="${project.basedir}\html\styles">
       <fileset basedir="${project.basedir}\src\styles">
         <include name="**"/>
       </fileset>
     </copy>
     <!-- copy images to html dir -->
-    <copy todir="${project.targetdir}\html\images">
+    <copy todir="${project.basedir}\html\images">
       <fileset basedir="${project.basedir}\src\images">
         <include name="*.gif"/>
         <include name="*.svg"/>
@@ -34,7 +39,7 @@
         <include name="*.png"/>
       </fileset>
     </copy>
-    <copy todir="${project.targetdir}\html\images">
+    <copy todir="${project.basedir}\html\images">
       <fileset basedir="${project.basedir}\lib\docbook-xsl-snapshot\images">
         <include name="**"/>
       </fileset>
@@ -44,8 +49,6 @@
   <target name="html-help">
     <echo message="Generating HTML Help format..." />
     <mkdir dir="${project.targetdir}" />
-    <!-- docbook -> HTML Help Workshop project (.hhp) -->
-    <exec workingdir="${project.targetdir}" program="java" commandline='-cp "..\lib\saxon6-5-5\saxon.jar;..\lib\xslthl-2.0.0\xslthl-2.0.0.jar" com.icl.saxon.StyleSheet ../src/index.xml "..\lib\docbook-xsl-snapshot\htmlhelp\springnet.xsl" highlight.xslthl.config="file:///${project.basedir}/lib/docbook-xsl-snapshot/highlighting/xslthl-config.xml"' />
     <!-- copy css to html dir -->
     <copy todir="${project.targetdir}\htmlhelp\styles">
       <fileset basedir="${project.basedir}\src\styles">
@@ -66,10 +69,14 @@
         <include name="**"/>
       </fileset>
     </copy>
+
+    <!-- docbook -> HTML Help Workshop project (.hhp) -->
+    <exec workingdir="${project.targetdir}" program="java" commandline='-cp "..\lib\saxon6-5-5\saxon.jar;..\lib\xslthl-2.0.0\xslthl-2.0.0.jar" com.icl.saxon.StyleSheet ../src/index.xml "..\lib\docbook-xsl-snapshot\htmlhelp\springnet.xsl" highlight.xslthl.config="file:///${project.basedir}/lib/docbook-xsl-snapshot/highlighting/xslthl-config.xml"' />
     <!-- HTML Help Workshop project (.hhp) -> HTML Help file (.chm) -->
     <!--<readregistry property="hhc.path" key="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\HTML Help Workshop\InstallDir" hive="CurrentUser" />-->
     <exec program="C:\Program Files\HTML Help Workshop\hhc.exe" commandline="${project.targetdir}\htmlhelp\htmlhelp.hhp" failonerror="false" />
     <!-- cleanup -->
+
     <delete>
       <fileset basedir="${project.targetdir}\htmlhelp" >
         <include name="**/**"/>