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Robert Rockwell · Joined: 23 Nov 2003 Posts: 4 Location: Near Pittsburgh

I had a lot of trouble getting Java in this Windows XP box. So I can't say it is working correctly, of course.

But, when I open Remotemaster .rdf files I get a window "Java Virtual Machine Launcher". "Fatal exception occured. Program will exit."

usblipitor · Joined: 10 Oct 2003 Posts: 516 Location: Greenbelt, MD

When I installed Java, I had some trouble because I forgot to set the path. This link under option 5a tells you how to set your environment to add the appropriate directory to the path variable.

Once I did that, when I double clicked on setup.jar it created setup.reg. Once I clicked on setup.reg, it added the needed associations to the registry. To run RM I can either run rmaster.bat or just double click on any upgrade that remote master has created.
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Mark Pierson · Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2003 6:22 pm Post subject: Re: Remotemaster Java error ?

jamesgammel · Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2003 7:09 pm Post subject:

RDF's are just text files usually just written with "notepad". The "RDF" extension is just a JP-1 specific extension to differentiate them from other .txt files like KM or IR saves. RM saves use an RM specific extension, .rmdu So RM won't try to load any other .txt type file. The RM rdf's should be, or soon will be, all identical with those used by IR. If you want to look at an rdf, windows may ask the first time what program or application to use to open it, since windows doesn't have a clue what the ".rdf" extension means or is used for. When asked, just select from the menu windows displays a typical .txt application, like notepad. Once it has done that the first time, it won't ask again; double-clicking on the .rdf file will just then open in notepad like most other .txt files. RDF's aren't coded in Java, so I wouldn't know why you got that java error message, and crash.

Jim

Nils_Ekberg · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 1:13 pm Post subject:

A couple of thoughts here:

1) If you are starting RM then trying to open an RDF file with the FILE/OPEN command you should just get a "this is not an upgrade" type of message and no java error.

2) If you are starting RM and opening a new remote you should not get a java error.

So that leads to my questions:

1) Are you actually able to run RM by double clicking the RemoteMaster.jar executable?

2) When is the Java error occuring?

What is sounds like to me is that java is not properly installed so I would suggest you uninstall the java instance you have and try to install the one you can get from the http://java.sun.com/downloads/ link directly from Sun.
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usblipitor · Joined: 10 Oct 2003 Posts: 516 Location: Greenbelt, MD

Nils_Ekberg · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 3:10 pm Post subject:

Yup, I had the same problem but I had actually installed it long before Greg set up the "setup job". I thought that fixed it.

What I had to do was set up a file association in Explorer TOOLS/Folder options/File Types for .jar to execute javaw.exe in the Java/BIN folder. The nice part is you can also associate an icon you like with Java also.
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usblipitor · Joined: 10 Oct 2003 Posts: 516 Location: Greenbelt, MD

Nils_Ekberg · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 3:55 pm Post subject:

On part one that sounds wierd since RM would not run at all if class files were missing. It could be the same thing you mentioned earlier with the calsspath but I don't have a classpath variable set at all. I will have to dig a little.

On the icon part, once you select the jar extension you click on advanced then you get to change the icon. Remember, whatever icon you make it for .jar all java apps use the same icon
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Robert Rockwell · Joined: 23 Nov 2003 Posts: 4 Location: Near Pittsburgh

Thanks for the replies. When I open the executable file I get a list of remote loader errors starting with "Java.lang.Array IndexOut ofBounds:0" . That is as far as I went. But, today I went further. I notice RM does open and another larger window of Remote loader errors pops up again starting with the above "out of bounds". But behind this window RM is there opened and I was able to change the remote from default AIWA to my 8910. Now I will see if I can use it.

By the way , the 8910 is actually up and running thanks to an IR txt file that Greg graciously made for me for direct IR upload for my two Directivo's codes. Thanks again all...

usblipitor · Joined: 10 Oct 2003 Posts: 516 Location: Greenbelt, MD

usblipitor · Joined: 10 Oct 2003 Posts: 516 Location: Greenbelt, MD

Nils_Ekberg · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 5:44 pm Post subject:

jamesgammel · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 11:08 pm Post subject:

It's my feeling that any rdf that's incomplete, a starter, etc should stay in the "rdf" folder at yahoo untill such time as they are completed. Once "whole" you should be notified of that fact, and then do your thing with it, and include it in the appropriate distribution. Otherwise it'll be assumed that they are complete and IR/RM compliant becuse they are included in the distribution. Remaining in the rdf folder should raise a flag that they may be incomplete and use is "at your own risk".

Other opinions?

Jim

Robert Rockwell · Joined: 23 Nov 2003 Posts: 4 Location: Near Pittsburgh

[If you run "regedit" (from the windows start button click run) do you have an entry called RMDeviceUpgrade under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT)]
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Yes, I have that and I also erased my RM and installed 1.77 and the java errors windows do not appear. Progress, thanks.[/quote]