Is there a limited number of level to variable references in a property file ... ?

[Thomas Smets]

Here is the problem, I like a project to have the following structure : See below.
Now, my Build.xml (in this case 'TestBuild.xml') always referes to a property-file where most the properties are defined (One coul have gessed that !)
It seems that I cannot use "variables" in the property file above a certain number...
My property file is as follows :

 scr = ${basedir}/source
 a = ${src}/a
 b = ${a}/b
 c = ${b}/c
 d = ${c}/d
 e = ${d}/e
 f = ${e}/f
 g = ${f}/g

I, of course, created the directories on the FileSystem.
I seems that I can never show the value of the variable ${src}... Can some one hint me towards the solution ?
Here is the Build file :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project name="NimTest" default="echo" basedir="..">
<property file="./script/Test.properties" />
       
 <target name="echo">
   <echo>
   Shows all the system variables
   *******************************
   basedir = ${basedir}
   src = ${src}
   a = ${a}
   b = ${b}    
   c = ${c}    
   d = ${d}    
   e = ${e}    
   f = ${f}    
   g = ${g}            
   </echo>
 </target>
</project>

Outcome of the build is :
[pre]
Arguments:
Shows all the system variables
*******************************
basedir = C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere Studio\workspace\NimTest
src = ${src}
a = ${src}/a
b = ${src}/a/b
c = ${src}/a/b/c
d = ${src}/a/b/c/d
e = ${src}/a/b/c/d/e
f = ${src}/a/b/c/d/e/f
g = ${src}/a/b/c/d/e/f/g
[/pre]
Tia,
\T,
Tree command executed on the File system returns :

C:.
│   .classpath
│   .cvsignore
│   .project
│   .vcm_meta
│
├───build
│
├───config
│   │   log4j.properties
│   │
│   └───CVS
│           Entries
│           Repository
│           Root
│
├───CVS
│       Entries
│       Repository
│       Root
│
├───data
│   │   CloudIds.txt
│   │   TtpIds.txt
│   │
│   └───CVS
│           Entries
│           Repository
│           Root
│
├───lib
│   │   classes12.zip
│   │   junit.jar
│   │   rowset.jar
│   │
│   └───CVS
│           Entries
│           Repository
│           Root
│
├───script
│   │   Test.properties
│   │   TestBuild.xml
│   │
│   └───CVS
│           Entries
│           Repository
│           Root
│
└───source
    └───a
        └───b
            └───c
                └───d
                    └───e
                        └───f
                            └───g

[ October 21, 2003: Message edited by: Thomas SMETS ]
[ October 21, 2003: Message edited by: Thomas SMETS ]

[Ilja Preuss]

You have a typo in your properties file:
scr = ${basedir}/source
should be
src = ${basedir}/source