Is this problem known? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58411279/java-with-maven-wouldnt-build-cannot-run-program-cmd-malformed-argument-has
Is there a recommended workaround? Is it really a problem with the JDK version? The error message when a project of type Maven - Web application is created: Cannot run program "cmd" (in directory "C:\Users\admin\Documents\NetBeansProjects"): Malformed argument has embedded quote:.... Some of my students have this problem with the JDK 11.0.5. On my computer, no problem with Product Version: Apache NetBeans IDE 11.1 Java: 12; OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM 12+33 Runtime: OpenJDK Runtime Environment 12+33 The command on my computer (perhaps the problem comes from the part in bold type?): cd C:\Users\grin\Documents\Projets NetBeans pour TPs Java EE; JAVA_HOME=C:\\autresprogrammes\\java\\jdk-11 cmd /c "\"\"C:\\Program Files\\NetBeans-11.1\\netbeans\\java\\maven\\bin\\mvn.cmd\" -DarchetypeGroupId=io.github.juneau001 -DarchetypeArtifactId=webapp-javaee8 -DarchetypeVersion=1.3 -DarchetypeRepository=https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2 -DgroupId=fr.uns.grin -DartifactId=mavenproject1 -Dversion=1.0-SNAPSHOT -Dpackage=fr.uns.grin.mavenproject1 -Dbasedir=\"C:\\Users\\grin\\Documents\\Projets NetBeans pour TPs Java EE\" -Darchetype.interactive=false -Dmaven.ext.class.path=\"C:\\Program Files\\NetBeans-11.1\\netbeans\\java\\maven-nblib\\netbeans-eventspy.jar\" --batch-mode org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:2.4:generate\"" The complete error message on a student's computer: Cannot run program "cmd" (in directory "C:\Users\admin\Documents\NetBeansProjects"): Malformed argument has embedded quote: "F:\Program Files (x86)\NetBeans-11.1\netbeans\java\maven\bin\mvn.cmd" -DarchetypeGroupId=io.github.juneau001 -DarchetypeArtifactId=webapp-javaee8 -DarchetypeVersion=1.3 -DarchetypeRepository=https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2 -DgroupId=com.mycompany -DartifactId=mavenproject1 -Dversion=1.0-SNAPSHOT -Dpackage=com.mycompany.mavenproject1 -Dbasedir=C:\Users\admin\Documents\NetBeansProjects -Darchetype.interactive=false -Dmaven.ext.class.path="F:\Program Files (x86)\NetBeans-11.1\netbeans\java\maven-nblib\netbeans-eventspy.jar" --batch-mode org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:2.4:generate
