# Stardog .bat scripts don't work with spaces in the path **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug\ **Created:** [October 9, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/stardog-bat-scripts-dont-work-with-spaces-in-the-path/634 "2017-10-09T15:04:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![arwesterinen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.stardog.com/arwesterinen/32/40_2.png) [@arwesterinen](https://community.stardog.com/u/arwesterinen)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/stardog-bat-scripts-dont-work-with-spaces-in-the-path/634/1 "2017-10-09T15:04:36Z")
I have been working with non-programmers to install Stardog and run a graphing program … But, these folks can’t even get Stardog started since they install it in places like “C:/Program Files/stardog 5”. The .bat files need to put quotes around the path/file names. Thanks. Andrea ---
**Author:** ![stephen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.stardog.com/stephen/32/27_2.png) [@stephen](https://community.stardog.com/u/stephen)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2017, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/stardog-bat-scripts-dont-work-with-spaces-in-the-path/634/2 "2017-10-10T12:35:28Z")
Hi Andrea, thanks for the catch. We’ll include this in the next Stardog release ---
**Author:** ![arwesterinen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.stardog.com/arwesterinen/32/40_2.png) [@arwesterinen](https://community.stardog.com/u/arwesterinen)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/stardog-bat-scripts-dont-work-with-spaces-in-the-path/634/3 "2017-10-11T16:19:20Z")
Stephen, I solved the problem for my customers by: - Putting quotes around the text, %~dp0\helpers.bat, in both the stardog-admin and stardog.bat files - Modifying the following three lines in helpers.bat: - Line 66, putting quotes around the text, %STARDOG% (since the customers did not set STARDOG\_HOME and it defaulted to the parent of the bat file) - Line 180, putting quotes around the text, %STARDOG%\server\dbms\log4j2.xml - Lines 185 and 189, remove the quotes from around the texts, %2 and %2\* (since it is no longer needed due to the change in line 66) In case anyone else needs this change. Andrea Westerinen T: 425.891.8407 [arwesterinen@gmail.com](mailto:arwesterinen@gmail.com) or [andreaw@ninepts.com](mailto:andreaw@ninepts.com) [organizingknowledge.blogspot.com](http://organizingknowledge.blogspot.com) ---
**Author:** ![arwesterinen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.stardog.com/arwesterinen/32/40_2.png) [@arwesterinen](https://community.stardog.com/u/arwesterinen)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/stardog-bat-scripts-dont-work-with-spaces-in-the-path/634/4 "2017-10-11T16:32:31Z")
Sorry, one more ... Here is the complete list: - Putting quotes around all occurrences of the text, %~dp0\helpers.bat, in both the stardog-admin and stardog.bat files - Putting quotes around the text, %STARDOG%, in the string, -Dstardog.install.location=%STARDOG%, in both the stardog-admin and stardog.bat files - Modifying the following three lines in helpers.bat: - Line 66, putting quotes around the text, %STARDOG% (since the customers did not set STARDOG\_HOME and it defaulted to the parent of the bat file) - Line 180, putting quotes around the text, %STARDOG%\server\dbms\log4j2.xml - Lines 185 and 189, remove the quotes from around the texts, %2 and %2\* (since it is no longer needed due to the change in line 66) Andrea Westerinen T: 425.891.8407 [arwesterinen@gmail.com](mailto:arwesterinen@gmail.com) or [andreaw@ninepts.com](mailto:andreaw@ninepts.com) [organizingknowledge.blogspot.com](http://organizingknowledge.blogspot.com) ---
**Author:** ![arwesterinen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.stardog.com/arwesterinen/32/40_2.png) [@arwesterinen](https://community.stardog.com/u/arwesterinen)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/stardog-bat-scripts-dont-work-with-spaces-in-the-path/634/5 "2017-10-11T17:19:51Z")
Lastly, I would suggest changing line 8 in the stardog.bat file to use the 'IF NOT DEFINED ...' test (as in stardog-admin.bat), versus 'IF ...=""'. That line in stardog.bat also caused me problems. Andrea Westerinen T: 425.891.8407 [arwesterinen@gmail.com](mailto:arwesterinen@gmail.com) or [andreaw@ninepts.com](mailto:andreaw@ninepts.com) [organizingknowledge.blogspot.com](http://organizingknowledge.blogspot.com) ---
**Author:** ![stephen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.stardog.com/stephen/32/27_2.png) [@stephen](https://community.stardog.com/u/stephen)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 11:28am UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/stardog-bat-scripts-dont-work-with-spaces-in-the-path/634/6 "2017-10-12T11:28:55Z")
Thanks, Andrea. This is good stuff!