setting classpaths in cygwin to use with java

hello all.

in my cygwin.bat file, i set my PATH and CLASSPATH variables using the
forward slash "/" since cygwin needs the "/" for interpreting the
executables in the PATH variable.  however, i'd like to set my CLASSPATH
using back slashes "\" for java to be able to interpret correctly.  i saw
an old post about using "cygpath.exe -p -w $CLASSPATH" to return the
$CLASSPATH using "\".  however, how do i do this within my cygwin.bat file
after setting my $CLASSPATH?

i want to try to do something like:

set CLASSPATH= $(cygwin.exe -p -w $CLASSPATH)
* this obviously doesn't work, but i'm trying to find out what the correct
equivalent is.

thanks...

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