The CATALINA_HOME environment variable is not defined correctly This environment variable is needed to run this program"

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I have installed JDK 7 and tomcat 7 and set the following environment variables:

PATH: ......C:\Progra~1\Java\jdk1.7.0_51;F:\apache-tomcat-7.0.52-windows-x86\apache-tomcat-7.0.52\bin;
CATALINA_HOME: F:\apache-tomcat-7.0.52-windows-x86\apache-tomcat-7.0.52;
JAVA_HOME: C:\Progra~1\Java\jdk1.7.0_51;
JRE_HOME: C:\Progra~1\Java\jre7;

When I try to run the command catalina.bat, it throws the following error:

The CATALINA_HOME environment variable is not defined correctly 
This environment variable is needed to run this program.

when executing the command setclasspath.bat, it's throwing the following error:

The JRE_HOME environment variable is not defined correctly
This environment variable is needed to run this program.

and when I try to execute the command service.bat, the error is:

The tomcat7.exe was not found...
The CATALINA_HOME environment variable is not defined correctly.
This environment variable is needed to run this program".

And also when I try to execute %CATALINA_HOME% from RUN, the error message says:

Windows cannot find the path.

What could be the problem here?

Where do you set the environment variables? And, what user are you using to run the batch files? — pepoluan, Mar 01 '14 at 13:07

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 01 '14 at 13:13

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It looks like you have an extra semicolon at the end of the CATALINA_HOME variable (and others). Try with:

F:\apache-tomcat-7.0.52-windows-x86\apache-tomcat-7.0.52

instead of

F:\apache-tomcat-7.0.52-windows-x86\apache-tomcat-7.0.52;

answered Mar 01 '14 at 13:13

David Levesque

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@ David Removing ; at the end of the variables worked for me. Thanks many!! :) – Ashu Mar 03 '14 at 05:38

quadruplebucky · Answer 2 · 2014-03-01T13:22:27.467

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Setting the JAVA_HOME , CATALINA_HOME Environment Variable on Windows

The simplest way to do this in most Windows cases is to set environment variables:

On Win 7:

Control Panel -> System -> Advanced system settings -> Advanced (tab) -> Environment Variables (button)

edited Mar 01 '14 at 13:22

answered Mar 01 '14 at 13:13

quadruplebucky

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@David Levesque may have the correct answer, I never realized that semicolon is significant in NTFS pathnames. – quadruplebucky Mar 01 '14 at 13:17
I've been told that just providing a link as an anwser without any further explanations was not a best practice here...The link could be dead one day so we will have no more trace about what it was talking about – krisFR Mar 01 '14 at 13:17
Fair point. Will correct. – quadruplebucky Mar 01 '14 at 13:18
@ David Removing ; at the end of the variables worked for me. Thanks many!! :) – Ashu Mar 03 '14 at 09:39

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 01 '14 at 13:12

Every instance of CMD started by a user, including the implicit instance automatically started when you run a batch file via Start>Run, inherits the environment settings of the current user.

You must set the environment variables for the user, instead of via a Command Prompt, because if you set environment variables via the Command Prompt, the environment will be effective only for that particular instance of the Command Prompt.

I forgot exactly where (I don't have my laptop with me at the moment), but it's somewhere within the "Advanced Settings" dialog box (reachable via Win+Break).

score 0 · Answer 4 · edited Nov 27 '16 at 11:24

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on win7 start window type env it will directly open environment variable window set this paths-

JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8 (add path where your java is installed)
JRE_HOME=add path where your jre is installed
Catalina_home=add path where your tomcat is installed

in path variable just add %CATALINA_HOME%\lib

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answered Nov 21 '16 at 07:30

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The CATALINA_HOME environment variable is not defined correctly This environment variable is needed to run this program"

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