Unable to access jarfile lib\archquery.jar

Question

Problem:

• Unable to open SDK Manager (Flashes only for a second)
• No build path target in Eclipse

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Paths:

Android SDK: C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk
JDK used for android: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_04 (There are other JDKs also in dir Java)

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Environment Variables:

ANDROID_SDK_HOME: C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk
JAVA_HOME: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_04;C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre1.6.0;C:\Program Files\Java\jre7;
System Path: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_04\bin;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_01\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.5.0\bin;C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\tools\

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Errors:

SDK Manager on cmd
Failed to execute tools\android.bat. 
The system cannot find the file specified

Android.bat on cmd
Unable to access jar file lib\archquery.jar
Invalid path

find_java on cmd
nothing returned

Answer 1

I had a similar issue - I had to edit the android.bat ( and traceview.bat when I needed it)

in android.bat look for

for /f %%a in ('%java_exe% -jar %frameworkdir%archquery.jar') do set swt_path=%frameworkdir%%%a

replace with

set swt_path=lib\x86

Answer 2

YMMV, but in addition to editing android.bat, as described in the previous answer, I still couldn't get the SDK Manager to run on Windows 8 64-bit, until I first:

• uninstalled ALL versions of Java
• rebooted*
• installed ONLY the X86 JDK (including the Public JRE option in the installer)

I had tried all of these things and more previously *WITHOUT rebooting, and this was the only way I ever got the SDK Manager to run. Hopefully this info saves you from some of the utter frustration and wasted time I experienced. What a pain in the ass just to get the tools running out of the box. Awful experience.

I would have replied as a comment to the previous answer, but apparently I don't have enough rep to do that: https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/25725/how-do-you-comment-on-a-specific-answer

EDIT: More complete answer below. (I don't think rebooting had anything to do with it.)

There appear to be several ways to launch the SDK Manager:

1. SDK Manager.exe in the root of the Android SDK.
2. SDK Manager.exe in sdk\tools\lib of the Android SDK.
3. Window -> Android SDK Manager menu in Eclipse
4. android.bat in sdk\tools of the Android SDK.

In my case, it looks like android.bat fails on the line:

for /f %%a in ('%java_exe% -jar lib\archquery.jar') do set swt_path=lib\%%a

As far as what that line is doing... if I manually run: "[path_to_java]java" -jar lib\archquery.jar

It successfully returns: x86_64

But when the batch file runs that same command, I don't know why but it fails with the error message:

Unable to access jarfile lib\archquery.jar

So the variable swt_path gets set to an empty string. Everything breaks down from there.

The batch file sets the correct value for the variable java_exe. Others have commonly reported this as a problem, but those workarounds weren't relevant in my case.

People have recommended commenting out the problem line by adding REM to the beginning of it, and adding a line to manually set the swt_path variable, which is a valid workaround:

REM for /f %%a in ('%java_exe% -jar lib\archquery.jar') do set swt_path=lib\%%a
set swt_path=lib\x86

BUT, the critical issue in my case is that it's choosing to load a jar file from either the lib\x86 or the lib\x86_64 folder here. At some point, things were getting confused between the BAT file error, a 32-bit JDK, and a 64-bit Android SDK.

SO, the workaround in my case was to:

1. Uninstall ALL versions of Java
2. Install the JDK
   • You can either use the 32-bit Android SDK and install the 32-bit JDK
   • Or use the 64-bit Android SDK and install the 64-bit JDK
   • But the "bitness" of the JDK should match the Android SDK. It appears that either of the 32-bit or the 64-bit will work on a 64-bit computer, AS LONG AS the JDK bitness matches the Android SDK bitness.

3. Edit "android.bat"

   • If using the 32-bit Android SDK/JDK, use lib\x86:

     REM for /f %%a in ('%java_exe% -jar lib\archquery.jar') do set swt_path=lib\%%a
     set swt_path=lib\x86
     

   • If using the 64-bit Android SDK/JDK, use lib\x86_64:

     REM for /f %%a in ('%java_exe% -jar lib\archquery.jar') do set swt_path=lib\%%a
     set swt_path=lib\x86_64
     

After doing this, I can successfully run the SDK Manager by running android.bat, or from the Eclipse menu (but still not by running either of the SDK Manager.exe files directly).