.jar not executing after java update failed

[RitaC]

I have been successfully using a .jar file along with Microfocus Cobol for several months. I recently got a "Java update is available" message and clicked okay to do the update. After several hours it failed. The .jar file would no longer execute when I doubleclicked on it. I uninstalled all the JRE and client software and reinstalled successfully. The .jar file still does not run. When I doubleclick, it does not execute and I don't see it in my Windows Task manager as attempting to execute. Any suggestions to getting my .jar file to execute would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Rita

[JosAH]

Can you execute your .jar manually? i.e.

java -jar <your_jar_file>

If it succeeds, I bet the file association is broken.

kind regards,

Jos

[Vizoere]

Sounds like the association to the .jar extension got removed, or the new install is in a different folder.

Open Windows Explorer, go to Tools > Folder Options > File Types
Scroll down to the .JAR extension
Click Advanced
Select the 'open' action
Click Edit
Verify that the path to javaw.exe is correct

If the .JAR extension isn't even there, you'll have to re-add it.

Mine is configured like...
Action: open
Application used to perform action: "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\javaw.exe" -jar "%1" %*
Use DDE: Checked
DDE Message: <blank>
Application: javaw
DDE Application Not Running: <blank>
Topic: System

However, I never double-click .jar's, so it may not work anyway...

[RitaC]

I have "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\javaw.exe" -jar "%1" %* and all the options like you specified. When I try to run it manually from the command prompt I get the message "unable to access jarfile pdc1.jar"

Any other ideas?

[JosAH]

I have "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\javaw.exe" -jar "%1" %* and all the options like you specified. When I try to run it manually from the command prompt I get the message "unable to access jarfile pdc1.jar"

Any other ideas?

First go to the directory where the .jar file is stored, then try again.

kind regards,

Jos

[Norm]

Is the path in the Registry to the javaw.exe file the correct path to that file? Could the reinstall have put the file in a different location?