The new name for the dll is jvm.dll and it is in the jre/bin/classic
directory (for 1.2).
Jon A. Cruz wrote in message <3851FFE3.991A41CC_at_geocities.com>...
>Adam Lipscombe wrote:
>
>> Folks,
>>
>> I am trying to use the Oracle oci8 JDBC driver on WinNT.
>>
>> When I run the test application I get an error saying that the system
cannot
>> find javai.dll.
>> I am using the java.exe with JDK 1.2.2 - the -version flag gives:
>> "Classic VM (build JDK-1.2.2-001, native threads, symcjit)"
>>
>> javai.dll seems to be present in JDK 1.1.7 that ships with Oracle 8,
however
>> there
>> is no such file in JDK 1.2.2.....
>>
>> Why is javai.dll required?
>> Where has it gone in JDK 1.2.2
>> Does this mean that the oci8 driver cannot be used with JDK 1.2.2 ?
>> (The "thin" all-java driver works fine)
>>
>> Thanks in advance....
>>
>> Adam Lipscombe
>
>javai.dll is the run-time library that allows native C/C++ programs to
invoke
>and use the Java VM. Java 2 renamed the dll (I forget the new name
off-hand).
>They also changed the JNI invokation API, but the older API is still
supported.
>All that should be required of Oracle is for them to re-link against the
new
>Java dll.
>
>You might need to get a new JDBC driver. You might be able to hack the
existing
>one by just doing a binary edit on their .dll and changing the name from
javai
>to the new name, but that might be risky.
>
>--
>"My new computer's got the clocks, it rocks
>But it was obsolete before I opened the box" - W.A.Y.
>
>
>
Received on Sat Dec 11 1999 - 14:41:07 CST
