Question

I have a Java application hosted on a remote tomcat instance that executes a bat file which contains the following line

javac filename.java

I receive the following error :-

‘javac’ is not recognized as an
internal or external command, operable
program or batch file.

I have set the path in the environmental variables. I tried running the same bat file on the machine, it works(which means there is nothing wrong with the path). But running it through the application gives the error. What might be the problem?

Answer 1

Setting the correct path in your environment does not fix the path in the environment of the running tomcat process. If you changed the path in the system settings, a tomcat restart (or system reboot) probably solves your problem.