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Illegal Char <*> error in jar path [message #1824270]

Sat, 11 April 2020 12:19

Eclipse User

Trying out with SoapUI, getting this for any and all jar files associated with any Java project I create
"An error has occurred. See error log for more details.
Illegal char <*> at index 50: C:\Program Files (x86)\SmartBear\SoapUI-5.5.0\lib\*.jar"
The jar file names themselves are not *.jar obviously.

Re: Illegal Char <*> error in jar path [message #1824277 is a reply to message #1824270]

Sun, 12 April 2020 05:22

Eclipse User

Which file is is showing this error? Did you set up a classpath and entered this value? Wherever you configured the classpath, you need to list each jar separately, not use a wildcard.

Re: Illegal Char <*> error in jar path [message #1824280 is a reply to message #1824277]

Sun, 12 April 2020 11:26

Eclipse User

It did appear to happen when I tried to add multiple External JARs at the same time.
Going through one by one doesn't mess up the path.
In that case, when going through the Java Build Path > Library, is there a way to add all JARs from a directory without having to add and apply each one individually?

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Re: Illegal Char <*> error in jar path [message #1824282 is a reply to message #1824280]

Sun, 12 April 2020 12:38

Eclipse User

You would need to use multiple selection to select the many jars you want to add.

Re: Illegal Char <*> error in jar path [message #1824285 is a reply to message #1824282]

Sun, 12 April 2020 15:33

Eclipse User

Is there a limit to how many JAR files can be imported? Seems at some point I get the <*> error even when adding individually

Re: Illegal Char <*> error in jar path [message #1824287 is a reply to message #1824285]

Sun, 12 April 2020 19:42

Eclipse User

For reference (attached), after adding around 72 external jars, the error popped up and clicking on any jars part of the current project gets the same error.

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Re: Illegal Char <*> error in jar path [message #1824289 is a reply to message #1824287]

Mon, 13 April 2020 00:02

Eclipse User

I was able to add 101 just now, so no I don't think there is a limit. The message suggests there is still a file with a *.jar specified in it. This information is stored in each project in <project>/.classpath. This file is hidden by default. Use the view menu icon (the vertical ... ) and use Filter... to not hide ".* resources". Then you can use Search -> File... to search for "*"; you'll need to escape it, i.e., search for "\*" in files named .classpath.

Re: Illegal Char <*> error in jar path [message #1824405 is a reply to message #1824289]

Tue, 14 April 2020 17:44

Eclipse User

Finally narrowed it down to one jar file causing the issue after manually editing the classpath file
SmartBear/SoapUI-5.5.0/lib/out-app-analytics-provider-5.5.0.jar

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