Eclipse/JUnit CreateProcess error=206. Filename or extension is too long.
Bump into this today while trying to run some junit tests from within eclipse (helios) on Windows 7.
Error:
java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\javaw.exe" (in directory ""): CreateProcess error=206, The filename or extension is too long
at java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.debug.core.DebugPlugin.exec(DebugPlugin.java:818)
at org.eclipse.jdt.launching.AbstractVMRunner.exec(AbstractVMRunner.java:73)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.launching.StandardVMRunner.run(StandardVMRunner.java:317)
at org.eclipse.jdt.junit.launcher.JUnitLaunchConfigurationDelegate.launch(JUnitLaunchConfigurationDelegate.java:174)
....Two solutions
- Eclipse patches:
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=327193
- Shorten classpath:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/201816/how-to-set-a-long-java-classpath-in-msdos-windows
To apply the Eclipse patches:
- Download bug3271933.4.2hack.zip from the above link
- Back up existing eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.jdt.launching_3.4.*.jar
- Copy and paste classes in the patch to org/eclipse/jdt/internal/launching in your org.eclipse.jdt.launching JAR (replace existing files)
- Edit the META-INF /MANIFEST.MF file in your org.eclipse.jdt.launching JAR file by removing everything starting from the first "NAME:" entry. Make sure you leave two (2) line break characters at the end of the file.
- Re-start eclipse
Hope this helps if you can't find an easier solution.
Written by Ivan Sim
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Hi,
I tried to use the patch by following the above steps and the issue still exists. My eclipse version is Juno and OS is Windows 7. Could you please let me know if I have to use another patch? I also tried to map C:\ccviews\jpannikkview15\ccrs_new" to another drive to reduce the class path length. Still no luck.
If yo could let me know if there is another way to resolve this issue, I really appreciate it.
Thanks,
Jaya
@jpannikk c:\ccviews\jpannikkview15\ccrs_new doesn't look like a long path to me. Does your classpath includes long paths? Can you try a quick experiment by copying your test codes to a shorter path to see if that works?
Assuming you copied all the classes in the patch to the right location under the Eclipse home folder, it should work after a restart.
Let me know how it goes.
@jpannikk Also, which patch did you use? I used the bug3271933.4.2hack.zip (dated 2012-08-15) patch.
Hi,
I used the same patch.
Thanks,
Jaya
@jpannikk Can you write your tests outside of eclipse, say using maven?
Hi , This post really helps to solve my problem which i was facing for very long time.Great work...
Thanks much
@dpkkaruna can i get an upvote then? :-)
Done :)
This helped us a lot. Amazing how a relatively simple trick saves plenty of developer's time. Thanks!
@javicka Glad it helps. Can I get an upvote on the protip please?
you saved the day thank you , i just followed the instructions you had said , works well . but what problem did you exactly address i am just curious.
This was really very helpful.
Keep doing the best work.
Thanks a lot! Applying the Eclipse patches works!
Try " Long Path Tool " is also useful in situations where you see these error messages:
Cannot read from source file or disk, there has been a sharing violation,
cannot delete file or folder, the file name you specified is not valid or too long,
the source or destination file may be in use and many other file managing errors that you encounter in your computing use.
Try to long path tool. It is very helpful.
Use "Long path tool" to solve the error like deleting, renaming, copying etc.......
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Hello,
I had the same problem. I didn´t know what to do so I searched on the internet for some solutions.
And I read about [b]Long Path Tool[/b], which is a great tool in these type of cases. :o
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Hi I encounter the same problem but only Long path tool helped on this. try using it too. I hope It helps .
I tried using the long path tool program. I already use it several time now and It works perfectly for me.
Hi, can anyone teach me how to use Long Path Tool with eclipse? eclipse plugin? I can't query this plugin, I just can search eclipse plugin 'Path tool', but it's no use for me
@Hillery Are you online?
I've been suffering this for about a week, and I wasn't keen on these suggestions.
In the end I did this:
1. Go to Debug As->Debug Configurations
1. Go to JRE page, select Alternative JRE
1. Click on Installed JREs
1. Edit the JRE, and change the path from "C:\Program Files\Java..." to "C:\Progra~1\java..."
