Why does the command extracta -version return the result of extracta -versionLong?

I can not reproduce your issue when pointing directly at the Cadence s/w trees, as shown below:

C:\Windows\System32>d:\Cadence\SPB_17.4\tools\bin\extracta.exe -version
Tool: extracta 17.4-S039

C:\Windows\System32>d:\Cadence\SPB_17.4\tools\bin\extracta.exe -versionLong
@(#)$CDS: allegro_batch_sh64 4153571 11/3/2023 Copyr 2023 CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS

C:\Windows\System32>c:\Cadence\SPB_22.1\tools\bin\extracta.exe -version
Tool: extracta 22.1-S008

C:\Windows\System32>c:\Cadence\SPB_22.1\tools\bin\extracta.exe -versionLong
@(#)$CDS: allegro_batch_sh64 4165805 1/15/2024 Copyr 2024 CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS

C:\Windows\System32>f:\Cadence\SPB_23.1\tools\bin\extracta.exe -version
Tool: extracta 23.1-S003

C:\Windows\System32>f:\Cadence\SPB_23.1\tools\bin\extracta.exe -versionLong
@(#)$CDS: allegro_batch_sh64 4178961 3/6/2024 Copyr 2024 CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS

C:\Windows\System32>

Perhaps you might have a batch file named 'extracta.bat' that is causing this issue?

Also, Make sure you have the path of the extracta.exe (C:\Cadence\SPB_23.1\tools\bin) in your PATH environment variable.

Thanks for your reply. Yes, I have set the PATH environment variable.

Thanks for your test. I only set the PATH environment variable to C:\Cadence\SPB_17.4\tools\bin\, so it should automatically detect the appropriate version.

Does "extracta.bat" exist for each version? If I have installed 17.2 and 17.4, are there two "extracta.bat" or not?