cmd error: 'ANT' is not recognized as an internal or external command

Question

New here any just about anything else discussed on this site! Anyway, I'm trying to install ant on my machine but I'm getting an error from cmd:

'ant' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

when running ant -version or ant -v . I'm using a Windows 7 machine (SP 1).

echo %PATH% command returns

C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath;C:\Oracle11g\product\11.2.0\client_1\bin;C:\
Program Files (x86)\Intel\iCLS Client\;C:\Program Files\Intel\iCLS Client\;C:\Wi
ndows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPo
werShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL;
C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Progra
m Files\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\IPT;C:\Program Files (x86)\I
ntel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\IPT;C:\Program Files\TortoiseSVN\bin;
C:\Users\hat10024\Desktop\Eclipse\apache-ant-1.9.4\bin;C:\Program Files\nodejs\;
C:\Users\HAT10032\AppData\Roaming\npm;C:\Users\HAT10032\AppData\Local\Android\sd
k\platform-tools;C:\Users\HAT10032\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\tools;C:\apache-ant
-1.9.5\bin\;C:\Users\HAT10032\AppData\Roaming\npm

Actual value in Path System Variable is:

C:\\ProgramData\\Oracle\\Java\\javapath;C:\\Oracle11g\\product\\11.2.0\\client_1\\bin;C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Intel\\iCLS Client\\;C:\\Program Files\\Intel\\iCLS Client\\;%SystemRoot%\\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\\System32\\Wbem;%SYSTEMROOT%\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\;C:\\Program Files\\Intel\\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\\DAL;C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Intel\\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\\DAL;C:\\Program Files\\Intel\\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\\IPT;C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Intel\\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\\IPT;C:\\Program Files\\TortoiseSVN\\bin;C:\\Users\\hat10024\\Desktop\\Eclipse\\apache-ant-1.9.4\\bin;C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\;C:\\Users\\HAT10032\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm;C:\\Users\\HAT10032\\AppData\\Local\\Android\\sdk\\platform-tools;C:\\Users\\HAT10032\\AppData\\Local\\Android\\sdk\\tools;%ANT_HOME%\\bin\\

I know this is ugly and long and shouldn't look that way from other solutions I've been reading but any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!!

Answer 1

This can be done in 2 different ways:

1: From Command Prompt .

C:>set ANT_HOME=C:\\Program Files\\Ant Files\\apache-ant-1.10.5

C:>set JAVA_HOME=C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.8.0_181

C:>set PATH=%ANT_HOME%\\bin;%JAVA_HOME%\\bin

C:> ant -version

Apache Ant(TM) version 1.10.5 compiled on July 10 2018

2: By setting environment variables.

Right click on This PC > Properties > Advanced system settings > Environment Variables > User variables > New > Variable name:**ANT_HOME & for **Variable value:**C:\\Program Files\\Ant Files\\apache-ant-1.10.5 > **OK.

Now goto System variables to add bin path. System variables > double click on Path >New > C:\\Program Files\\Ant Files\\apache-ant-1.10.5\\bin >New >C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.8.0_181\\bin>OK.

Now lets check whether it is installed correctly or not.

goto Command Prompt > and type ant -version.

C:> ant -version

Apache Ant(TM) version 1.10.5 compiled on July 10 2018

That's it. Let me know if still getting any difficulties.

Answer 2

Go to apache ant and download the zip file.

Extract to folder where Tomcat or other Apache is in.

Go to system porperties >> Environmen Variables

In user variables click new >> Add

• Variable Name: ANT_HOME

• Variable Value: C:\\Program Files\\Apache Software Foundation\\apache-ant-1.9.6

In the path add

• C:\\Program Files\\Apache Software Foundation\\apache-ant-1.9.6\\bin

If u want to add two path then

• "C:\\Program Files\\Apache Software Foundation\\apache-ant-1.9.6\\bin"; "C:\\Program Files\\Apache Software Foundation\\apache-maven-3.3.9\\bin"

Then go to cmd and type ant -version

Should work fine.

Answer 3

First, you have to download ANT. Here is the link https://ant.apache.org/bindownload.cgi .

Then extract your downloaded file in C:\\Program Files\\Ant Folder where Ant Folder is the folder name where I have extracted.

Now you have to set environment variables.
Right click on This PC > Properties > Advanced system settings > Environment Variables > User variables > New > Variable name:ANT_HOME & for Variable value: C:\\Program Files\\Ant Files\\apache-ant-1.10.5 > OK.

Now goto System variables to add bin path. System variables > double click on Path >New > C:\\Program Files\\Ant Files\\apache-ant-1.10.5\\bin > OK.
Now lets check whether it is installed correctly or not. goto Command Prompt > and type ant -version .
That's it. Let me know if still getting any difficulties.