Invalid 'scan' argument

[visccyberacct]

Precondition

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Describe the bug
When attempting to scan a folder with a space in the name, or output to any folder, errors arise:
Invalid 'scan' argument: 'C:\Program Files\Adobe" -o C:\Users\kent.viscount\Documents\Testing_Tools' - path does not exist

I have tried Powershell, Command Prompt, escaping the spaces with a , /, and ^. I have surrounded the paths in single and double quotes.

This did not start for me until today.

here are the commands I have used:
.\dependency-check.bat -l debug.log -project Adobe -f CSV -f HTML -s 'C:\Program Files\Adobe' -o C:\Users\kent.viscount\Documents\Testing_Tools

.\dependency-check.bat -l debug.log -project Adobe -f CSV -f HTML -s C:\Program^ Files\Adobe\

.\dependency-check.bat -l debug.log -project Adobe -f CSV -f HTML -s "C:\Program Files\Adobe"

Version of dependency-check used
The problem occurs using version 12.1.0 of the cli

Log file
When reporting errors, 99% of the time log file output is required. Please post the log file as a gist and provide a link in the new issue.

Log file will not generate with -l/--log options selected

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Run dependency-check with a space in the scan folder name.
2. Add any folder path to the -o flag

Expected behavior
dependency-check should be able to read the folder paths and complete

Additional context
Add any other context about the problem here.

[jeremylong]

consider something like:

.\dependency-check.bat -l debug.log -project Adobe -f CSV -f HTML -s "C:/Program Files/Adobe"

[visccyberacct]

@jeremylong the forward slashes in the scan path worked. If there isn't a plan to fix this in the near term, can instructions be added for Windows users

[jeremylong]

We accept PRs. One of the reasons I haven't spent any time trying to fix this is that I do not have a windows machine.