jpackage ROOTDIR variable in a Windows bat file

[Kevin Rushforth]

$ROOTDIR is not a supported interface. You should use "$APPDIR" instead. 
Having said that, the real problem is likely your use of backslashes. I 
recommend using forward slashes and also enclosing it in single quotes, 
like this:

     -Djava.security.policy='$APPDIR/all.policy'

If you need to use backslashes for some reason, then you will need to 
use two (the first is treated as an escape character).

-- Kevin


On 11/23/2019 8:37 AM, Michael Hall wrote:
> I am trying to come up with a simple Windows bat file execution of jpackage. I would like to use the builtin ROOTDIR variable. How should this be done?
> Not very familiar with Windows.
>
> This
> -Djava.security.policy=$ROOTDIR\app\all.policy
> Gets
> Error: Invalid Option: [-Djava.security.policy=$ROOTDIR\app\all.policy]
>
> This
> -Djava.security.policy=%ROOTDIR%\app\all.policy
> Gets this
>   Error: Invalid Option: [-Djava.security.policy=\app\all.policy]
>
> These are included in the —java-options parameter.
>
> This thread seems to end up indicating that $ROOTDIR should work on windows
> https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2019-November/063361.html <https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2019-November/063361.html>
> Although it is for finding the runtime and not included in —java-options
>
>