Description: The batch setsdk for windows will fail when pointing a LibreOffice directory containing parenthesis. When installing 32 bits version of LibreOffice (x86), the trouble appears because you have generally to set in setsdkenv_windows.bat set OFFICE_HOME=C:\Program Files (x86)\LibreOffice and the batch file doesn't support quotes for directory and trouble later with "if defined xxxx ( ... )" expressions then... Here what I've done to be able to compile sdk examples, by modifying some lines in file "setsdkenv_windows.bat" (stored for me at "C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\libreoffice7.1_sdk" REM ***** IF PRESENCE OF PARENTHESES LIKE '(x86)', ADD QUOTES FOR THIS PATH HERE !!!!! ***** set OFFICE_HOME="C:\Program Files (x86)\LibreOffice" ... REM ***** COMMENT THESES LINES NOT USED **** REM if defined CPP_WINDOWS_SDK ( REM set LIB=%LIB%;%CPP_WINDOWS_SDK%\lib REM ) ... if defined OFFICE_HOME ( set UNO_PATH=%OFFICE_PROGRAM_PATH% ) REM ***** ADDED HERE TO REMOVE NOW THE TEMPORARY QUOTES IN PATH VARIABLES... ***** set OFFICE_HOME=%OFFICE_HOME:"=% set OFFICE_PROGRAM_PATH=%OFFICE_PROGRAM_PATH:"=% set UNO_PATH=%UNO_PATH:"=% set OO_SDK_URE_BIN_DIR=%OFFICE_PROGRAM_PATH% set OO_SDK_URE_LIB_DIR=%OFFICE_PROGRAM_PATH% set OO_SDK_URE_JAVA_DIR=%OFFICE_PROGRAM_PATH%\classes set OO_SDK_OFFICE_BIN_DIR=%OFFICE_PROGRAM_PATH% set OO_SDK_OFFICE_LIB_DIR=%OFFICE_PROGRAM_PATH% set OO_SDK_OFFICE_JAVA_DIR=%OFFICE_PROGRAM_PATH%\classes And batch modified like that is working with LibreOffice installed in "C:\Program Files (x86)\LibreOffice" directory ! Actual Results: set sdk Windows batch launch failed. Expected Results: An error appeared when launching the batch file. Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: No Additional Info: "Shell prepared for sdk" in the title. to indicate that sdk examples can now be compiled from it.
Code pointer odk/config/setsdkenv_windows.bat (https://opengrok.libreoffice.org/xref/core/odk/config/setsdkenv_windows.bat?r=7d69efd0) Stephan: thought you might be interested in this one since it concerns SDK moreover the reporter proposes a solution.