Thanks for the reply.
I can't use multiple <pathelement> tags as there's no guarantee that
the classpath will have a certain number of elements.
However, using one pathelement like <pathelement path="${classpath}"/>
works, so I'm happy.
Col.
>You wouldn't have any issues if you used a nested classpath which
>separates each classpath element in a <pathelement>, instead of using a
>property in a properties file.
>
>But you can always replace "program files" by progra~1, i.e. the DOS
>short name with no spaces. --DD
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Colin S [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 12:20 PM
>> To: Ant Users List
>> Subject: javac, classpath with spaces
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I've been searching through the archives and the Web today trying to
>> get the <javac> task working with a classpath that has spaces in it.
>>
>> Basically, I have something like the following, defined in a property
>> file
>>
>> classpath = c:\\program files\\rest\\of\\path;[... etc... ]
>>
>> but when used as
>>
>> <javac classpath="${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.
>
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