You wouldn't have any issues if you used a nested classpath which separates each classpath element in a <pathelement>, instead of using a property in a properties file.
But you can always replace "program files" by progra~1, i.e. the DOS short name with no spaces. --DD > -----Original Message----- > From: Colin S [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 12:20 PM > To: Ant Users List > Subject: javac, classpath with spaces > > Hello all, > > I've been searching through the archives and the Web today trying to > get the <javac> task working with a classpath that has spaces in it. > > Basically, I have something like the following, defined in a property > file > > classpath = c:\\program files\\rest\\of\\path;[... etc... ] > > but when used as > > <javac classpath="${classpath}" > ... other properties ... > /> > > it fails with the following error: > > Expecting class path separator ';' before > 'Files/Motorola/SDKv4-0forJ2ME/EmulatorA.1/lib/stubclasses.zip' > in argument number 1 > > I've tried a variety of things, including using quotes around the > property value itself, as well as specifying classpath='"${classpath}"', > and so on, but nothing seems to work. > > I guess my question is: is it possible to use spaces in the classpath > property, or am I going to have to make sure that things are installed > into locations with no spaces in the paths (which would be a real pain > as this is for a generic build script that will be used on a number of > machines). > > I'm running Ant 1.6.2, and I've also tried the 2005-03-07 nightly with > no luck :( > > Any help appreciated. Thanks in advance. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
