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run configs - path & file name arguments [message #899156]

Mon, 30 July 2012 13:11

Eclipse User

I'm having what I hope is a basic problem. I'm using Java and trying to enter a path and/or file name as a run configuration argument. The problem is that if the file name, or the path, has any spaces in it I get an IO Exception as in

Error - java.io.FileNotFoundException:

A small example illustrating the problem is:

c:\folderpath\filename.ext (this works)
c:\folderpath\file name.ext (but this fails if there's even one space anywhere)

is this something I need to set a variable for in eclipse (to handle spaces in input arguments), or...?

Thanks, any help is appreciated.

Re: run configs - path & file name arguments [message #899167 is a reply to message #899156]

Mon, 30 July 2012 14:18

Eclipse User

Try putting quotes around them.

Re: run configs - path & file name arguments [message #899169 is a reply to message #899167]

Mon, 30 July 2012 15:06

Eclipse User

Thank You!!! That worked!!! Very Happy

I thought it had to be something simple, but that's one thing I hadn't tried since all the other arguments I've entered (for other programs) were without quotes. I'm not sure why this is different.

I even tried using a file & folder prompt (e.g. ${file_prompt}) thinking it would be smart enough to handle it, but no luck. Any thoughts on how that one works? Very Happy

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