windows - Java - ProcessBuilder command arguments with spaces and double-quotes fails -

i'm using processbuilder run windows executable...the exact command need run :

"c:\program files\ccbu\ccbu.exe" -d"c:\my data\projects\ccbu\ciccb-report.xls" -tf"c:\program files\ccbu\loss-billing-filters.txt" 

if run above command command prompt, works fine.

if issue command , arguments indicated in following stackoverflow post (processbuilder adds quotes command line) string [] array fails, spaces in directory paths break arguments somehow ccbu.exe executable :

[log-snippet] 2015-08-31 10:39:08,937 [main] info  rpd.primary - c:\program files\ccbu\ccbu.exe logging given report's directory configuration file is: ./ccbuconfigfile.txt running following settings: report filepath:       c:\my search terms filepath: c:\program  2015-08-31 10:39:08,948 [main] info  rpd.primary - stderr:-------------------- 2015-08-31 10:39:08,961 [main] info  rpd.primary -  warning: parameter data\projects\ccbu\ciccb-report.xls not recognized. ignoring  warning: parameter files\ccbu\loss-billing-filters.txt not recognized. ignoring  error: c:\program not found or not readable [/log-snippet] 

if move data files , filters directory path no spaces works fine :

"c:\program files\ccbu\ccbu.exe" -d"c:\users\n0002501\ccbu\ciccb-report.xls" -tf"c:\users\n0002501\ccbu\loss-billing-filters.txt"  

the issue is, users of process placing files in folders (directories) have spaces. somehow have working spaces. i'm thinking it's simple, missing?

i'm using classes posting handle threads stdout , stderr : http://alvinalexander.com/java/java-exec-processbuilder-process-2

here's code :

            // split arguments :              // in eclipse , runtime, arguments broken :              // stdout command shows report filepath             // , search teams filepath broken @ 1st space...             //              // report filepath:       c:\my             // search terms filepath: c:\program             //              // should :              //              // report filepath:       c:\my data\projects\ccbu\ciccb-report.xls             // search terms filepath: c:\program files\ccbu\loss-billing-filters.txt             //              try {                  commands.add ( "\"c:\\program files\\ccbu\\ccbu.exe\""                      );                 commands.add ( "-d\"c:\\my data\\projects\\ccbu\\ciccb-report.xls\""        );                 commands.add ( "-tf\"c:\\program files\\ccbu\\loss-billing-filters.txt\""   );                 commandexecutor = new systemcommandexecutor(commands);                 commandexecutor.setlog ( getlog() );                  // debug : build , printout commands...                 //                  lstrcommand = "";                 ( int theidx=0; theidx<commands.size (); theidx++ ) {                     if ( theidx == 0 ) {                          lstrcommand = lstrcommand + commands.get ( theidx );                     }                     else {                          lstrcommand = lstrcommand + " " + commands.get ( theidx );                     }                     getlog().debug ( short_name + " building command[] [" + commands.get ( theidx ) + "]" );                 }                  getlog().debug ( short_name + " running command[] [" + lstrcommand + "]" );                  result = commandexecutor.executecommand();                  // stdout , stderr command run                 stdout = commandexecutor.getstandardoutputfromcommand();                 stderr = commandexecutor.getstandarderrorfromcommand();                  // print stdout , stderr                 getlog().info ( "systemcommandexecutor - status code [" + result + "]" );                 getlog().info ( "stdout:--------------------" );                 getlog().info( stdout );                 getlog().info ( "stderr:--------------------" );                 getlog().info( stderr );             }             catch ( exception lthexcp ) {                  getlog().error ( short_name + ".runtask () - error/exception on commands [3-spaces] [" + lstrcommand + "]" );             }             {                  commands.clear ();                 stdout = null;                 stderr = null;                 commandexecutor = null;             } 

jayan, final code works :

            try {                  commands.add ( "c:\\program files\\ccbu\\ccbu.exe"                      );                 commands.add ( "-dc:\\my data\\projects\\ccbu\\ciccb-report.xls"        );                 commands.add ( "-tfc:\\program files\\ccbu\\loss-billing-filters.txt"   );                  commandexecutor = new systemcommandexecutor ( commands );                 commandexecutor.setlog ( getlog() ); 

all had take out double-quotes , let processbuilder handle directory paths on it's own...

tia, adym

add individual strings without "double" quotes..

                commands.add ( "c:\\program files\\ccbu\\ccbu.exe"                      );                 commands.add ( "-d");                 commands.add ("c:\\my data\\projects\\ccbu\\ciccb-report.xls"        );                 commands.add ( "-tf");                 commands.add("c:\\program files\\ccbu\\loss-billing-filters.txt"   );                 commandexecutor = new systemcommandexecutor(commands); 

processbuilder take care of necessary handling of args.

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pull comment:

jayan, you're idea got me thinking : following worked :

 commands.add ( "-dc:\\my data\\projects\\ccbu\\ciccb-report.xls" );  commands.add ( "-tfc:\\program files\\ccbu\\loss-billing-filters.txt" 

); – lincolnadym