"C:\Program Files" support.

<[email protected]> Thu, 10 Aug 2006 13:39:13 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.comp.java.anthill
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Users Don't Read the Manual.
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/uibook/chapters/fog0000000062.html

Just like any Windows program, I had installed Anthill to 
"C:\Program Files\anthill-1.8.1.303".

And I did not read the manual saying not to do so:
"For Windows, we recommend creating a 
"C:\Programs\anthill-" directory. The default Windows 
location: "C:\Program Files" contains a space character 
that may cause unforeseen problems in some applications."

Of course, when trying the thing, hell came down on me:
'C:\Program' is not recognized as an internal or external 
command, operable program or batch file.

OpenSource is very handy here. I inspected source code and 
discovered root of the problem is that program parameters 
are NOT surrounded by quotes.

[ant -logfile C:\Program Files\I Love Anthill.log]   bad.
[ant -logfile "C:\Program Files\I Love Anthill.log"] good.

My Apache and Tomcat programs are installed in "C:\Program 
Files". I think it would be a good idea to join the croud 
by having Anthill support Window's program directory.

I'm new here. Do not know if improvements are welcomed.
If interested, I have working source code to contribute.

Thanks,

David