Running Java program from Batch script with correct number of arguments

Question

I have a java program can take a variable amount of parameters. Something like:

package other;
public class Main {
    public static void main (String[] args) {
        for (String arg: args) {/* do something */}
    }
}

I want to run this java program from a .bat script.

"%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java" -cp "/some.jar;other.jar" other.Main %1 %2 %3

With this I can call my .bat script like

> myscript.bat arg1 arg2 arg3

This works if I have 3 arguments, but there can be a variable amount of arguments passed. How can I pass them all to the java program?

I think you can pass arguments with %*: "%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java" -cp "/some.jar;other.jar" other.Main %* — Andrii Tykhonov
– Andrii Tykhonov, Commented Jan 31, 2013 at 19:58
You are correct. Simple enough. Add it as an answer, I'll accept. Maybe with explanation for others. — Sotirios Delimanolis
– Sotirios Delimanolis, Commented Jan 31, 2013 at 19:59

Andrii Tykhonov · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-04 02:15:00Z

2

%* holds all arguments passed to a script.

answered Feb 1, 2013 at 9:09

Andrii Tykhonov

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