Settings for Native Mobile App

I'm using RoboHelp 11 to generate a native mobile app for Android.
In the Generate Native Mobile App dialog box, I've downloaded PhoneGap, Android SDK, JDK, and Apache Ant. I've then used paths that I think would work. Here's a screen shot:
When I attempt to generate the file, I see an error (below).
Can you please recommend the exact path? I've looked at your documentation(Adobe RoboHelp 11 * Generate a native mobile app) and Tom Aldous's YouTube video (How To Create Android App From Your Training and Technical Manuals - YouTube). Does it matter where I download the files? Is RoboHelp 11 just compatible with certain versions of these downloads?

@Robert I am working with someone else who is having problems. I produced some instructions for Rh10 that got things working for myself and others. The difference between 10 and 11 is that 10 required some system variables to be set whereas 11 sets the necessary paths when generating the app. Thus it is likely your problems are related to the various installations. Given where you have located them, it is not possible for me to read them. I put each app (except Java) directly off the C drive.
To the best of my knowledge, the only app that is version specific is PhoneGap which must be 2.9.0 and that is what you have.
First try moving the apps and generating outside your profile. This is my setup from 10 but 11 is the same as far as this part is concerned.
See where that gets you.
@Rick Apps are great for Knowledge Bases. As far as OLH is concerned, there are some usability issues if people don't know how to switch between apps.
See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips
@petergrainge

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