failed to run launch java.exe error in ant phonegap

Question

I'm using the phonegap blackberry in ant in command prompt. Windows 7, 64x, fairly sure the Java SDK is 32 bit. (http://wiki.phonegap.com/w/page/31930982/Getting-Started-with-PhoneGap-BlackBerry-WebWorks)

Ant works fine, and java - version returns:

java version "1.7.0"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0-b147)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 21.0-b17, mixed mode)

Yet when I run ant blackberry build in the phonegap sample folder, I get:

    build:
 generate-cod-name:
 [echo] Generated name: PhoneGapSample.cod
clean:
 [delete] Deleting directory C:\BBWW\phonegap\sample\build
package-app:
[mkdir] Created dir: C:\BBWW\phonegap\sample\build\widget
 [copy] Copying 9 files to C:\BBWW\phonegap\sample\build\widget
  [zip] Building zip: C:\BBWW\phonegap\sample\build\PhoneGapSample.zip

build:
 [exec] [ERROR]             Failed to run launch java.exe.
BUILD SUCCESSFUL
Total time: 0 seconds

I don't really know what environmental variables I need, but I set it up like the phonegap tutorial:

user variable JAVA_HOME is set to:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.7.0;%JAVA_HOME%\bin in system

Any ideas what am I missing?

Error with ant -d blackberry build:

Setting project property: properties.blackberry.bbwp.bin -> C:\BBWW\bbwp.exe
[available] Found: C:\BBWW\bbwp.exe
Setting project property: properties.blackberry.bbwp.exists -> true
Class java.util.Vector loaded from parent loader (parentFirst)
     [exec] Current OS is Windows 7
     [exec] Executing 'C:\BBWW\bbwp.exe' with arguments:
     [exec] 'C:\BBWW\phonegap\sample\build\PhoneGapSample.zip'
     [exec] '/o'
     [exec] 'C:\BBWW\phonegap\sample\build'
     [exec]
     [exec] The ' characters around the executable and arguments are
     [exec] not part of the command.
Execute:Java13CommandLauncher: Executing 'C:\BBWW\bbwp.exe' with arguments:
'C:\BBWW\phonegap\sample\build\PhoneGapSample.zip'
'/o'
'C:\BBWW\phonegap\sample\build'

The ' characters around the executable and arguments are
not part of the command.
   [subant] Exiting C:\BBWW\phonegap\sample\blackberry.xml.

BUILD FAILED
C:\BBWW\phonegap\sample\build.xml:39: The following error occurred while executi
ng this line:
C:\BBWW\phonegap\sample\blackberry.xml:156: The following error occurred while e
xecuting this line:
C:\BBWW\phonegap\sample\blackberry.xml:182: Execute failed: java.io.IOException:
 Cannot run program "C:\BBWW\bbwp.exe": CreateProcess error=193, %1 is not a val
id Win32 application
        at java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:1029)
        at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Runtime.java:615)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Execute$Java13CommandLauncher.exec(Exec
ute.java:862)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Execute.launch(Execute.java:481)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Execute.execute(Execute.java:495)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.ExecTask.runExecute(ExecTask.java:631)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.ExecTask.runExec(ExecTask.java:672)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.ExecTask.execute(ExecTask.java:498)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:291)
        at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor4.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:43)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchUtils.jav
a:106)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:348)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Sequential.execute(Sequential.java:68)
        at net.sf.antcontrib.logic.IfTask.execute(IfTask.java:217)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.
java:57)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:43)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchUtils.jav
a:106)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.TaskAdapter.execute(TaskAdapter.java:154)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:291)
        at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor4.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:43)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchUtils.jav
a:106)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:348)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Sequential.execute(Sequential.java:68)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:291)
        at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor4.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:43)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchUtils.jav
a:106)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:348)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MacroInstance.execute(MacroInstance.jav
a:398)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:291)
        at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor4.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:43)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchUtils.jav
a:106)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:348)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute(Target.java:390)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.performTasks(Target.java:411)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeSortedTargets(Project.java:1399)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.helper.SingleCheckExecutor.executeTargets(Single
CheckExecutor.java:38)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTargets(Project.java:1251)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Ant.execute(Ant.java:442)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.SubAnt.execute(SubAnt.java:302)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.SubAnt.execute(SubAnt.java:221)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:291)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.
java:57)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:43)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchUtils.jav
a:106)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:348)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute(Target.java:390)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.performTasks(Target.java:411)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeSortedTargets(Project.java:1399)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTarget(Project.java:1368)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.helper.DefaultExecutor.executeTargets(DefaultExe
cutor.java:41)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTargets(Project.java:1251)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.runBuild(Main.java:809)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.startAnt(Main.java:217)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.launch.Launcher.run(Launcher.java:280)
        at org.apache.tools.ant.launch.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:109)
Caused by: java.io.IOException: CreateProcess error=193, %1 is not a valid Win32
 application
        at java.lang.ProcessImpl.create(Native Method)
        at java.lang.ProcessImpl.<init>(ProcessImpl.java:188)
        at java.lang.ProcessImpl.start(ProcessImpl.java:132)
        at java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:1021)
        ... 66 more

Total time: 0 seconds

C:\BBWW\phonegap\sample>

JAVA INFO from ant -diagnostics:

java.runtime.name : Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment
sun.boot.library.path : C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.7.0\jre\bin
java.vm.version : 21.0-b17
ant.library.dir : C:\ANT\lib
user.country.format : GB
java.vm.vendor : Oracle Corporation
java.vendor.url : http://java.oracle.com/
path.separator : ;
java.vm.name : Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
file.encoding.pkg : sun.io
user.script :
user.country : US
sun.java.launcher : SUN_STANDARD
sun.os.patch.level : Service Pack 1
java.vm.specification.name : Java Virtual Machine Specification
user.dir : C:\BBWW\phonegap\sample
java.runtime.version : 1.7.0-b147
java.awt.graphicsenv : sun.awt.Win32GraphicsEnvironment
java.endorsed.dirs : C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.7.0\jre\lib\endorsed
os.arch : x86

java.vm.specification.vendor : Oracle Corporation
user.variant :
os.name : Windows 7
ant.home : C:\ANT
sun.jnu.encoding : Cp1252
java.library.path : C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.7.0\bin;C:\Windows\Sun\Java
\bin;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;%CommonProgramFiles%\Microsoft Shared\Window
s Live;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System
32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\ANT\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\QuickTime\QTSystem\
  ;%JAVA_HOME%\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.7.0\bin;.
java.specification.name : Java Platform API Specification
java.class.version : 51.0
sun.management.compiler : HotSpot Client Compiler
os.version : 6.1
java.awt.printerjob : sun.awt.windows.WPrinterJob
java.specification.version : 1.7
file.encoding : Cp1252
java.class.path : C:\ANT\lib\ant-launcher.jar;C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.7
.0\bin\;C:\ANT\lib\ant-antlr.jar;C:\ANT\lib\ant-apache-bcel.jar;C:\ANT\lib\ant-a
pache-bsf.jar;C:\ANT\lib\ant-apache-log4j.jar;C:\ANT\lib\ant-apache-oro.jar;C:\A
NT\lib\ant-apache-regexp.jar;C:\ANT\lib\ant-apache-resolver.jar;C:\ANT\lib\ant-a
pache-xalan2.jar;C:\ANT\lib\ant-commons-logging.jar;C:\ANT\lib\ant-commons-net.j
ar;C:\ANT\lib\ant-jai.jar;C:\ANT\lib\ant-javamail.jar;C:\ANT\lib\ant-jdepend.jar
;C:\ANT\lib\ant-jmf.jar;C:\ANT\lib\ant-jsch.jar;C:\ANT\lib\ant-junit.jar;C:\ANT\
lib\ant-junit4.jar;C:\ANT\lib\ant-launcher.jar;C:\ANT\lib\ant-netrexx.jar;C:\ANT
\lib\ant-swing.jar;C:\ANT\lib\ant-testutil.jar;C:\ANT\lib\ant.jar;C:\Program Fil
es (x86)\Java\jdk1.7.0\lib\tools.jar
java.vm.specification.version : 1.7
sun.arch.data.model : 32
java.home : C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.7.0\jre
sun.java.command : org.apache.tools.ant.launch.Launcher -cp C:\Program Files (x8
6)\Java\jdk1.7.0\bin -diagnostics
java.specification.vendor : Oracle Corporation
user.language : en
awt.toolkit : sun.awt.windows.WToolkit
java.vm.info : mixed mode
java.version : 1.7.0
java.ext.dirs : C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.7.0\jre\lib\ext;C:\Windows\Sun\
Java\lib\ext
sun.boot.class.path : C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.7.0\jre\lib\resources.jar
;C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.7.0\jre\lib\rt.jar;C:\Program Files (x86)\Java
\jdk1.7.0\jre\lib\sunrsasign.jar;C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.7.0\jre\lib\js
se.jar;C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.7.0\jre\lib\jce.jar;C:\Program Files (x8
6)\Java\jdk1.7.0\jre\lib\charsets.jar;C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.7.0\jre\c
lasses
java.vendor : Oracle Corporation
file.separator : \
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sun.cpu.endian : little
sun.io.unicode.encoding : UnicodeLittle
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Answer 1

Please change bbwp.exe or bbwp.bat to webworks.bat for the BlackBerry WebWorks 2.1.0.13 in your blackberry.xml file like below:

condition property="bbwp" value="${properties.blackberry.bbwp.dir}/bbwp" else="${properties.blackberry.bbwp.dir}/bbwp.exe">
<equals arg1="${isMacOSX}" arg2="true" />

Change to:

condition property="bbwp" value="${properties.blackberry.bbwp.dir}/bbwp" else="${properties.blackberry.bbwp.dir}/webworks.bat">
<equals arg1="${isMacOSX}" arg2="true" />

Answer 2

I had same error after installing new version of jdk. I found that bbwp holds it's configuration in bin/bbwp.properties. Replace value of java tag in bbwp.properties to your's correct jdk location.

Answer 3

Looks like there is a problem with BlackBerry WebWorks installation, Windows complains about C:\BBWW\bbwp.exe not being a correct exe file.

Try running by hand the same command which Ant tried:

C:\BBWW\bbwp.exe C:\BBWW\phonegap\sample\build\PhoneGapSample.zip /o C:\BBWW\phonegap\sample\build\PhoneGapSample.zip

and see if the problem occurs. If so, try reinstalling BBWW.