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How to find which version of Java Eclipse is running under? [message #552038]

Tue, 10 August 2010 15:22

ysa

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Registered: July 2010

Junior Member

HI,
How to find which version of Java Eclipse is running under?
Is it possible to set any different one?
Thank you in advance,
YSA

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Re: How to find which version of Java Eclipse is running under? [message #552041 is a reply to message #552038]

Tue, 10 August 2010 15:26

Russell Bateman

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Registered: July 2009
Location: Provo, Utah, USA

Senior Member

On 8/10/2010 9:22 AM, ysa wrote:
> HI, How to find which version of Java Eclipse is running under? Is it
> possible to set any different one? Thank you in advance,
> YSA
>
What is "Java Eclipse"? Java is Java, Eclipse is Eclipse. Eclipse runs
on Java and its version is obtained by Help -> About Eclipse Platform.

The version of Java you're running depends on what you installed prior
to installing and running Eclipse. If you just let Eclipse run on
whatever JRE is installed on your computer host, you haven't chosen
well. Install a proper JDK, whose version you will obviously know since
you're installing it on purpose, then run Eclipse on that.

For more information, please see the first few articles under the
"Eclipse-oriented" menu at http://www.javahotchocolate.com

Hope this helps.

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Re: How to find which version of Java Eclipse is running under? [message #552059 is a reply to message #552041]

Tue, 10 August 2010 16:30

ysa

Messages: 6
Registered: July 2010

Junior Member

Thank you, Russell, for your replay.
Sorry for my bad English. The issue is as follows.
I have several versions of Java installed on my computer.
I'll like to tell Eclipse (Helios Release) to use a particular one. Not to build projects but to run under.
Is it possible? And how if so,
YSA

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Re: How to find which version of Java Eclipse is running under? [message #552074 is a reply to message #552059]

Tue, 10 August 2010 16:57

Russell Bateman

Messages: 3798
Registered: July 2009
Location: Provo, Utah, USA

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On 8/10/2010 10:30 AM, ysa wrote:
> Thank you, Russell, for your replay. Sorry for my bad English. The
> issue is as follows.
> I have several versions of Java installed on my computer. I'll like to
> tell Eclipse (Helios Release) to use a particular one. Not to build
> projects but to run under. Is it possible? And how if so,
> YSA
>

There are at least three ways and the best two are carefully discussed
in the literature I mentioned. Look at
http://www.javahotchocolate.com/tutorials/setup-jdk.html#pri vate, in
particular.

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Re: How to find which version of Java Eclipse is running under? [message #552097 is a reply to message #552059]

Tue, 10 August 2010 19:53

Eric Rizzo

Messages: 3070
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

On 8/10/10 12:30 PM, ysa wrote:
> Thank you, Russell, for your replay. Sorry for my bad English. The
> issue is as follows.
> I have several versions of Java installed on my computer. I'll like to
> tell Eclipse (Helios Release) to use a particular one. Not to build
> projects but to run under. Is it possible? And how if so,
> YSA
>

Yes, it's pretty simple. See http://wiki.eclipse.org/Eclipse.ini

Hope this helps,
Eric

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