Windows 7 32-bit Program Files path in a Batch file Issue

Question

I have batch file that I am inheriting and I cannot get to work in a 64bit Windows 7 environment. The batch file makes a call to a java script, and passes two variables in it. The old on looked like this:

 C:\Progra~1\salesf~1.com\ApexDa~2.0\bin\process.bat     C:\Progra~1\*PATH*     *VARIABLE*

This was run onm 32bit XP which has just the one program files. I have tried every way I can think of to change the being of the the path to Program fiels x86. I have tried SET PATH, SET ExecPath, %ProgrmaFiles(x86), but they all return cannot find the path specified. I am sure the answer is easy, and I know there is a much beeter way to do this, and it will be changed, but for the moment, I need this to work. Any help, much appreciated.

Answer 1

If you type

 dir /x c:\

then this shows the directory listing in the 8.3 format. Program Files expands to PROGRA~1 and Program Files (x86) expands to PROGRA~2. So I think you'll need to change the script to use PROGRA~2

EDIT: I agree with Mark that this isn't ideal -- it depends how much you are able to change of the legacy scripts. On a Win7 machine you should be able to use %ProgramFiles% and %ProgramFiles(x86)% (note the trailing '%').

Answer 2

export JAVA_HOME=/cygdrive/c/Progra~1/java/jdk1.7.0_40/

This worked for me.