Summary

itconfigure.bat fails to execute if the install folder has a space or special character

Environment

Orbix 6.3.5, Windows

Question/Problem Description

Why does itconfigure.bat fails to execute if there are special character or space in the Orbix installation folder?

Clarifying Information

In previous versions of Orbix i.e Orbix 6.3.6 and before, if the install folder has space or special character, itconfigure.bat fails to execute.

Error Message

When IT_CONFIG_DOMAINS_DIR is set as “c:\\program files (x86)\\xxx\\xxx\\orbix\\etc\\domains”.

The error received is \\xxx\\xxx\\orbix\\etc\\domains was unexpected at this time

Cause

This is a bug and has been fixed in later versions of Orbix

Resolution

This issue has been fixed in Orbix 6.3.7. Please upgrade to the latest version for the fix.

Orbix 6.3.7 generates scripts in etc/bin with short directory names rather than long names. The long names could sometimes include a space or a special character and causes the error mentioned above. Hence the scripts were generated to use short names for directories rather than the long names. An example of a directory short name is dir /x.  For example, if the long name of a directory is "Program Files ,<x86>", the short name for that directory is represented as "PROGRA~~2". If no short name is present, blanks are displayed in its place.