Error "The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect" in VSCode

Question

When I tried "Create Maven Project" in VSCode, the following Error message showed up.

> Executing task: "c:\Users\devin\.vscode\extensions\vscjava.vscode-maven-0.30.0\resources\maven-wrapper\mvnw.cmd" org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:3.1.2:generate -DarchetypeArtifactId="spring-boot-blank-archetype" -DarchetypeGroupId="am.ik.archetype" -DarchetypeVersion="1.0.0" -DgroupId="io.javabrains.springbootquickstart" -DartifactId="course-api" -DoutputDirectory="d:\Projects\Springboot" <

The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.
The terminal process "cmd.exe /c "c:\Users\devin\.vscode\extensions\vscjava.vscode-maven-0.30.0\resources\maven-wrapper\mvnw.cmd" org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:3.1.2:generate -DarchetypeArtifactId="spring-boot-blank-archetype" -DarchetypeGroupId="am.ik.archetype" -DarchetypeVersion="1.0.0" -DgroupId="io.javabrains.springbootquickstart" -DartifactId="course-api" -DoutputDirectory="d:\Projects\Springboot"" failed to launch (exit code: 1).

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user_13939333 · Answer

The error you've encountered should be related to Naming Files, Paths, and Namespaces. Please try the following ways to create maven project:

Use the extension Spring Initializer Java Support to create project
Add Maven to Path and follow the tutorial create maven project

Please try again and see if the error goes away.

Error "The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect" in VSCode

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