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Asked: January 11, 20222022-01-11T10:06:37+00:00 2022-01-11T10:06:37+00:00

Error: “is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file”

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Whenever I try and run mycommand.exe from my windows cmd.exe terminal, I get this error:

”mycommand.exe’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file’

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I also experienced a similar error when I tried to run C:\Program Files\My-App\Mobile.exe

”C:\Program’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file’

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    2022-01-11T10:06:59+00:00Added an answer on January 11, 2022 at 10:06 am

    This is a very common question seen on Stackoverflow.

    The important part here is not the command displayed in the error, but what the actual error tells you instead.

    a Quick breakdown on why this error is received.

    cmd.exe Being a terminal window relies on input and system Environment variables, in order to perform what you request it to do. it does NOT know the location of everything and it also does not know when to distinguish between commands or executable names which are separated by whitespace like space and tab or commands with whitespace as switch variables.

    How do I fix this:

    When Actual Command/executable fails

    First we make sure, is the executable actually installed? If yes, continue with the rest, if not, install it first.

    If you have any executable which you are attempting to run from cmd.exe then you need to tell cmd.exe where this file is located. There are 2 ways of doing this.

    specify the full path to the file.

    “C:\My_Files\mycommand.exe”

    Add the location of the file to your environment Variables.

    Goto:
    ——> Control Panel-> System-> Advanced System Settings->Environment Variables

    In the System Variables Window, locate path and select edit

    Now simply add your path to the end of the string, seperated by a semicolon ; as:

    ;C:\My_Files\

    Save the changes and exit. You need to make sure that ANY cmd.exe windows you had open are then closed and re-opened to allow it to re-import the environment variables. Now you should be able to run mycommand.exe from any path, within cmd.exe as the environment is aware of the path to it.

    When C:\Program or Similar fails

    This is a very simple error. Each string after a white space is seen as a different command in cmd.exe terminal, you simply have to enclose the entire path in double quotes in order for cmd.exe to see it as a single string, and not separate commands.

    So to execute C:\Program Files\My-App\Mobile.exe simply run as:

    “C:\Program Files\My-App\Mobile.exe”

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