FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.8.0_77"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_77-b03)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.77-b03, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.10586]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Java Runtime Exec fails if the path has parantheses. Consider the following sample code:

import java.io.IOException;

public class SampObject {

    String command;

    public void launchBatch() {
        String cmdArray[];

        command = "C:\\test(1)folder\\Launch.bat";

        cmdArray = new String[] {
            "cmd",
            "/c",
            "start",
            command
        };

        try {
            Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmdArray);
            System.out.println("Batch file launched");
        } catch (IOException e) {
            System.out.println("Error launching file: " + e.toString());
        }
    }
}

public class Sample {

public static void main(String[] args) {
    SampObject sampObj = new SampObject();
    sampObj.launchBatch();
}
}

I get the following error:

'C:\test' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Run this sample code and it fails right away:

import java.io.IOException;

public class SampObject {

    String command;

    public void launchBatch() {
        String cmdArray[];

        command = "C:\\test(1)folder\\Launch.bat";

        cmdArray = new String[] {
            "cmd",
            "/c",
            "start",
            command
        };

        try {
            Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmdArray);
            System.out.println("Batch file launched");
        } catch (IOException e) {
            System.out.println("Error launching file: " + e.toString());
        }
    }
}

public class Sample {

public static void main(String[] args) {
    SampObject sampObj = new SampObject();
    sampObj.launchBatch();
}
}


EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
I expect the batch file to run when I run the code mentioned above. Instead I get the following error:

'C:\test' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
ACTUAL -
'C:\test' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
'C:\test' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
import java.io.IOException;

public class SampObject {

    String command;

    public void launchBatch() {
        String cmdArray[];

        command = "C:\\test(1)folder\\Launch.bat";

        cmdArray = new String[] {
            "cmd",
            "/c",
            "start",
            command
        };

        try {
            Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmdArray);
            System.out.println("Batch file launched");
        } catch (IOException e) {
            System.out.println("Error launching file: " + e.toString());
        }
    }
}

public class Sample {

public static void main(String[] args) {
    SampObject sampObj = new SampObject();
    sampObj.launchBatch();
}
}

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CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
The only solution I have is to not use any folder name with parentheses.