Robot is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

sandeep s

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Oct 12, 2011, 5:20:15 PM10/12/11

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Hi All,I am getting stuck with the below error message,
Python,Robot framework is installed and the path is set .And on the runtime also i am trying to set the path.But still i m getting the issue of pybot not recognized.
Anypointers would be appreciated.
Started by user anonymous [workspace] $ cmd /c call C:\DOCUME~1\cuicuser\LOCALS~1\Temp\hudson6054168488004567657.bat C:\eclipse-workspace\jenkins\jobs\Robot-TestScript Execution\workspace>Trigger.bat C:\eclipse-workspace\jenkins\jobs\Robot-TestScript Execution\workspace>set PATH = c:\Python27\Scripts C:\eclipse-workspace\jenkins\jobs\Robot-TestScript Execution\workspace>pybot --xunitfile xunitreport --timestampoutputs --report report.html --outputdir C:\OutResult DashBoard_autoRefresh\*.html 'pybot' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. Build step 'Execute Windows batch command' marked build as failure Sending e-mails to: Notifying upstream projects of job completion Finished: FAILURE

Selber, Heiko (NSN - DE/Berlin)

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Oct 12, 2011, 5:38:08 PM10/12/11

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Just a guess: Is there a space character between ‘PATH’ and ‘=’?

If so, you are probably setting the environment variable ‘PATH ‘ (with a space at the end) instead of ‘PATH’.

Try whether removing the space helps.

sandeep s

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Oct 12, 2011, 7:07:31 PM10/12/11

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The issue got solved; but not the right way.

c:\Python27\Scripts\pybot.bat --xunitfile xunitreport --timestampoutputs --report report.html --outputdir C:\OutResult DashBoard_autoRefresh\*.html - worked

doing the above solved..but i m still confused with ; why it didnt work with 

pybot.bat --xunitfile xunitreport --timestampoutputs --report report.html --outputdir C:\OutResult DashBoard_autoRefresh\*.html

set path is working fine without any issues :)...

Sandeep

Selber, Heiko (NSN - DE/Berlin)

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Oct 12, 2011, 8:25:51 PM10/12/11

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Excuse me if I insist, but I still think the problem is the way you tried to set the path.

Look at this batch file. It tries to set the path in 2 different ways, first the way you did, then without the space.

==== BEGIN setpath.bat ====

rem clear variables

set PATH=

set PATH =

rem set path wrongly

set PATH = C:\Python27\Scripts

echo "PATH"=%PATH%

echo "PATH "=%PATH %

rem will fail

pybot --version

rem set path correctly

set PATH=C:\Python27\Scripts

echo "PATH"=%PATH%

echo "PATH "=%PATH %

pybot --version

==== END setpath.bat ====

The first attempt fails, the second one succeeds, at least here on Windows 7:

==== BEGIN console output ====

C:\>setpath.bat

C:\>rem clear variables

C:\>set PATH=

C:\>set PATH =

C:\>rem set path wrongly

C:\>set PATH = C:\Python27\Scripts

C:\>echo "PATH"=

"PATH"=

C:\>echo "PATH "= C:\Python27\Scripts

"PATH "= C:\Python27\Scripts

C:\>rem will fail

C:\>pybot --version

'pybot' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

C:\>rem set path correctly

C:\>set PATH=C:\Python27\Scripts

C:\>echo "PATH"=C:\Python27\Scripts

"PATH"=C:\Python27\Scripts

C:\>echo "PATH "= C:\Python27\Scripts

"PATH "= C:\Python27\Scripts

C:\>pybot --version

Robot Framework 2.6.3 (Python 2.7.2 on win32)

C:\>

==== END console output ====

BTW: You might want to use

set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Python27\Scripts

in order to preserve the existing content of PATH (which includes python itself).

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