hawkagent cannot start if there is space in the config file path

hawkagent cannot start if there is space in the config file path

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Article ID: KB0082679

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Products Versions
TIBCO Hawk 5.x, 6.0

Description

On Windows, the default config directory for Hawk is C:\ProgramData\TIBCO_HOME\tibco\cfgmgmt\hawk . If a customer changes the default config directory to the path including a space, for example:C:\Program Files\TIBCO_HOMEHK60\tibco\cfgmgmt\hawk, then hawkagent starts with an error.

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C:\Program Files\TIBCO_HOMEHK60\tibco\cfgmgmt\hawk\bin>tibhawkagent.exe
Mon Oct 09 15:47:26 EDT 2017 Starting Hawk Agent (pid: 9268)...
Only one -file value may be specified.
Mon Oct 09 15:47:26 EDT 2017 Stopping Hawk Agent, (pid: 9268)...
INFO : Agent gracefully shutting down - Hawk Agent Name:[null]  PID:[9268] ## Mon Oct 09 15:47:26 EDT 2017 ##
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Issue/Introduction

hawkagent cannot start if there is space in the config file path

Environment

Windows

Resolution

Cause: hawkagent cannot resolve the path for config file with a space.

Resolution: Add double quotes for the path of the config file in the .tra file of the hawkagent.

Example:
application.args -file "C:/Program Files/TIBCO_HOMEHK60/tibco/cfgmgmt/hawk/bin/hawkagent.cfg"

Additional Information

Only one -file value may be specified