Re: can't find j2se sdk in sre6 just installed from oracle

From: Ken Quirici <kquirici_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:42:00 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <22861163.645.1332031320984.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums_at_vbux23>



On Saturday, March 17, 2012 7:38:31 PM UTC-5, Ken Quirici wrote:
> On Saturday, March 17, 2012 12:45:35 PM UTC-5, Mladen Gogala wrote:
> > On Sat, 17 Mar 2012 09:29:58 -0700, Ken Quirici wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > As I promised, I'm back altho I have not bought a new windows 7.
> > >
> > > But I'm on windows 7 and it's behaving itself.
> > >
> > > However when I try to run sqldeveloper from a just-installed oracle 11g2
> > > on windows7 prof, it asks of course for java.exe. when I give it the
> > > full path to the java.exe in the jre6 I just downloaded from the 'java'
> > > downloads from oracle, I get the above message.
> > >
> > > what do I have to do to get this j2se sdk in a place where a java.exe
> > > resides?
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Ken Quirici
> >
> > Ken, if it's 64 bit machine, you should look into C:\Program Files (x86).
> > Java is still 32 bit. I had a problem with the 64 bit version of JDK
> > 6.0.29 because SQL*Developer refused to cooperate. It needed a 32 bit
> > version. BTW, if anyone is interested, SQL*Developers and Oracle JDBC
> > drivers work perfectly with the "IcedTea" version on freeware Linux
> > distributions like Ubuntu or Fedora.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > http://mgogala.byethost5.com
>
> I downloaded the 32-bit java on Program files (x86) when sqldeveloper asked me to give it the path to java. Error:
>

I'm not doing so good myself am I? I meant I downloaded the 32-bit java onto Program files (x96) and supplied the path to the java.exe when sqldeveloper.exe asked me for the path to java. Error as specified in prev.

> Cannot find a J2SE SDK installed at path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6.
>
> If this is the best the database giant Oracle can manage it's all excrutiatingly amateurish. IMNSHO.
>
> Regards,
>
> ken quirici
>
>
>
> On Saturday, March 17, 2012 12:45:35 PM UTC-5, Mladen Gogala wrote:
> > On Sat, 17 Mar 2012 09:29:58 -0700, Ken Quirici wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > As I promised, I'm back altho I have not bought a new windows 7.
> > >
> > > But I'm on windows 7 and it's behaving itself.
> > >
> > > However when I try to run sqldeveloper from a just-installed oracle 11g2
> > > on windows7 prof, it asks of course for java.exe. when I give it the
> > > full path to the java.exe in the jre6 I just downloaded from the 'java'
> > > downloads from oracle, I get the above message.
> > >
> > > what do I have to do to get this j2se sdk in a place where a java.exe
> > > resides?
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Ken Quirici
> >
> > Ken, if it's 64 bit machine, you should look into C:\Program Files (x86).
> > Java is still 32 bit. I had a problem with the 64 bit version of JDK
> > 6.0.29 because SQL*Developer refused to cooperate. It needed a 32 bit
> > version. BTW, if anyone is interested, SQL*Developers and Oracle JDBC
> > drivers work perfectly with the "IcedTea" version on freeware Linux
> > distributions like Ubuntu or Fedora.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > http://mgogala.byethost5.com
Received on Sat Mar 17 2012 - 19:42:00 CDT

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