Netbeans 7.x: Maven creates my project in the wrong directory

Question

I cannot get Netbeans 7.3.1 to create a Maven Web Application in the directory I specify.

OS: Windows 7 x64
NetBeans: 7.3.1
Maven: 3.0.4/3.0.5

I am using the NetBeans GUI and its internal Maven 3.0.5 for creating that type of project. It always creates the project in the root of my E:\ drive, regardless of which folder I specify.

Here's an example: After I click the 'finish' button after having provided all the needed parameters to create the project:

>     cd E:\Dev\Java\Test; JAVA_HOME=E:\\Apps\\Dev\\jdk6u23 "M2_HOME=E:\\Apps (x86)\\Dev\\apachemaven\\apache-maven-3.0.4"
> "\"E:\\Apps
> (x86)\\Dev\\apachemaven\\apache-maven-3.0.4\\bin\\mvn.bat\""
> -DarchetypeGroupId=org.codehaus.mojo.archetypes -DarchetypeArtifactId=webapp-javaee6 -DarchetypeVersion=1.5 -DarchetypeRepository=http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2 -DgroupId=be.kdg -DartifactId=mavenproject22 -Dversion=1.0-SNAPSHOT -Dpackage=be.kdg.mavenproject22 -Dbasedir=E:\\Dev\\Java\\Test -Darchetype.interactive=false --batch-mode archetype:generate Scanning for projects...
>                                                                         
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Building Maven Stub Project (No POM) 1
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> >>> maven-archetype-plugin:2.2:generate (default-cli) @ standalone-pom >>>
> 
> <<< maven-archetype-plugin:2.2:generate (default-cli) @ standalone-pom
> <<<
> 
> [archetype:generate] Generating project in Batch mode Archetype
> defined by properties
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using following parameters for creating project from Archetype:
> webapp-javaee6:1.5
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Parameter: groupId, Value: be.kdg 
Parameter: artifactId, Value: mavenproject22
Parameter: version, Value: 1.0-SNAPSHOT 
Parameter: package, Value: be.kdg.mavenproject22
Parameter: packageInPathFormat, Value: be/kdg/mavenproject22
Parameter: package, Value: be.kdg.mavenproject22
Parameter: version, Value: 1.0-SNAPSHOT
Parameter: groupId, Value: be.kdg 
Parameter: artifactId, Value: mavenproject22

project created from Archetype in dir: E:\mavenproject22
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
BUILD SUCCESS
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
Total time: 1.643s Finished at: Sat Sep 21 20:01:57 CEST 2013 Final
> Memory: 8M/120M
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

This is the 22nd time I tried creating a Maven Web Application project in a specified directory. NetBeans or Maven just won't listen and I don't know why this is happening.

If the basedir is E:\Dev\Java\Test, then why does it create my project in E:\ root?

Answer 1

I've had the same problem and I have tried this: "Check registry HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor and see if you have an Autorun key set there. I deleted mine and got it to work." But I don't have autorun option . Any other solution for this plz!! .

Answer 2

Also works for me in 7.3.1

cd D:\Program Files (x86); "JAVA_HOME=C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.7.0_25" "\"D:\\Program Files\\NetBeans 7.3.1\\java\\maven\\bin\\mvn.bat\"" -DarchetypeGroupId=org.codehaus.mojo.archetypes -DarchetypeArtifactId=webapp-javaee6 -DarchetypeVersion=1.5 -DarchetypeRepository=http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2 -DgroupId=com.mycompany -DartifactId=mavenproject25 -Dversion=1.0-SNAPSHOT -Dpackage=com.mycompany.mavenproject25 "-Dbasedir=D:\\Program Files (x86)" -Darchetype.interactive=false --batch-mode archetype:generate
Scanning for projects...

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Building Maven Stub Project (No POM) 1
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>>> maven-archetype-plugin:2.2:generate (default-cli) @ standalone-pom >>>

<<< maven-archetype-plugin:2.2:generate (default-cli) @ standalone-pom <<<

[archetype:generate]
Generating project in Batch mode
Archetype defined by properties
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Using following parameters for creating project from Archetype: webapp-javaee6:1.5
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Parameter: groupId, Value: com.mycompany
Parameter: artifactId, Value: mavenproject25
Parameter: version, Value: 1.0-SNAPSHOT
Parameter: package, Value: com.mycompany.mavenproject25
Parameter: packageInPathFormat, Value: com/mycompany/mavenproject25
Parameter: package, Value: com.mycompany.mavenproject25
Parameter: version, Value: 1.0-SNAPSHOT
Parameter: groupId, Value: com.mycompany
Parameter: artifactId, Value: mavenproject25
project created from Archetype in dir: D:\Program Files (x86)\mavenproject25
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BUILD SUCCESS
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Total time: 1.603s
Finished at: Thu Sep 26 23:57:13 CEST 2013
Final Memory: 13M/304M
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Answer 3

Works for me..

Product Version: NetBeans IDE 7.4 RC1 (Build 201309162201)
Java: 1.7.0_40; Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 24.0-b56
Runtime: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 1.7.0_40-b43
System: Windows 7 version 6.1 running on amd64; Cp1252; en_US (nb)

Output

cd D:\temp\NetBeansProjects; "JAVA_HOME=C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.7.0_25" cmd /c "\"\"D:\\tools\\NetBeans7.4 RC1\\java\\maven\\bin\\mvn.bat\" -DarchetypeGroupId=org.codehaus.mojo.archetypes -DarchetypeArtifactId=webapp-javaee6 -DarchetypeVersion=1.5 -DarchetypeRepository=http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2 -DgroupId=sample.webapp -DartifactId=mavenproject24 -Dversion=1.1.0-SNAPSHOT -Dpackage=sample.webapp.mavenproject24 -Dbasedir=D:\\temp\\NetBeansProjects -Darchetype.interactive=false -Dmaven.ext.class.path=\"D:\\tools\\NetBeans7.4 RC1\\java\\maven-nblib\\netbeans-eventspy.jar\" --batch-mode archetype:generate\"\""
Scanning for projects...

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Building Maven Stub Project (No POM) 1
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>>> maven-archetype-plugin:2.2:generate (default-cli) @ standalone-pom >>>

<<< maven-archetype-plugin:2.2:generate (default-cli) @ standalone-pom <<<

--- maven-archetype-plugin:2.2:generate (default-cli) @ standalone-pom ---
Generating project in Batch mode
Archetype defined by properties
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Using following parameters for creating project from Archetype: webapp-javaee6:1.5
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Parameter: groupId, Value: sample.webapp
Parameter: artifactId, Value: mavenproject24
Parameter: version, Value: 1.1.0-SNAPSHOT
Parameter: package, Value: sample.webapp.mavenproject24
Parameter: packageInPathFormat, Value: sample/webapp/mavenproject24
Parameter: package, Value: sample.webapp.mavenproject24
Parameter: version, Value: 1.1.0-SNAPSHOT
Parameter: groupId, Value: sample.webapp
Parameter: artifactId, Value: mavenproject24
project created from Archetype in dir: D:\temp\NetBeansProjects\mavenproject24
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BUILD SUCCESS
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Total time: 0.943s
Finished at: Sun Sep 22 17:41:23 CEST 2013
Final Memory: 9M/241M
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