JBoss ON server fails to start on Windows with 'There is no JVM available' if JAVA_HOME value is enclosed in quotes

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Issue

  • Server will not start

  • The server will not start and the scripts errors with:

    'Files' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
There is no JVM available.
Please set RHQ_SERVER_JAVA_HOME or RHQ_SERVER_JAVA_EXE_FILE_PATH appropriately.

  • JAVA_HOME fails to be parsed

Environment

  • JBoss Operations Network (ON) 3.0, 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows 7, 8
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008

  • JAVA_HOME set to a path that was enclosed in quotes:

    set JAVA_HOME="C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.6.0_30"

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