problem with ftp

[David Coleman]

hello list!

I have an issue with my ftp task in ANT 1.9.1

here is my ftp task:

    <macrodef name="deployHoftest" description="Deploy lobby to hoftest">
        <sequential>
            <antcall target="checkAntCommons"/>
            <antcall target="checkJakartaOro"/>
            <ftp userid="dave" password="*******" 
                server="164.177.*********" 
                remotedir="/hoftest/assets/lobby"
                port="21"
                verbose="true"
                action="send"
                passive="yes"
                systemTypeKey="UNIX"
                >
                <fileset dir="./deploy">
                    <includesfile name="deploy/Lobby.swf"/>
                </fileset>
            </ftp>
        </sequential>
    </macrodef>
    <target name="deploy" description="deploy lobby files">
        <deployHoftest/>
    </target>

I know that i successfully connect to my server because I get a login error if 
i change the password, and i get my problem if i put the right password.  I 
also connect via filezilla all the time.  it is not an issue of concurrent 
connections, because i have no limit.

when i run this task i get the following output:
f:\var\projects\hof\svn2.------------------.com\lobby\trunk>ant deploy
Buildfile: f:\var\projects\hof\svn2.-----------------.com\lobby\trunk\build.xml

deploy:

checkAntCommons:
     [echo] checking for F:\bin\ant\lib/commons-net-1.4.1.jar
     [echo] ANT commons-net library is available

checkJakartaOro:
     [echo] checking for F:\bin\ant\lib/jakarta-oro-2.0.8.jar
     [echo] jakarta-oro library is available
      [ftp] sending files

BUILD FAILED
f:\var\projects\hof\svn2.-----------------------.com\lobby\trunk\build.xml:324: 
The following error occurred while executing this line:
f:\var\projects\hof\svn2.-----------------------.com\lobby\trunk\build.xml:309: 
Syntax error in property: 
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Total time: 3 seconds

I have absolutely NO variables in my macrodef.  It appears to me that for some 
reason ANT is trying to parse replacements in the binary data of the file I'm 
trying to transfer.  I am not an ANT guru, but something here seems very very 
very wrong.

Am I doing something wrong guys?

Please help me.

Thank you!