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Startup Problem [message #698869]

Wed, 20 July 2011 12:03

Ghulam.Ahmed

Messages: 4
Registered: July 2011

Junior Member

hello all,

i downloaded and installed Eclipse IDE, and i have already installed Java 6 update 26 ( current version ), and off course it has JRE 6 but when trying to run Eclipse from its icon on my Desktop its saying Version 1.4.2_04 of the JVM is not suitable for this product. Version 1.5 or greater is required.

how i can resolve this problem?
my Java is installed in C:\Program Files\java
when trying to use this on command line:

eclipse -vm C:\Program Files\java\jre6\bin\javaw.exe

it not recognizing the folder "Program Files"

regards.

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Re: Startup Problem [message #698876 is a reply to message #698869]

Wed, 20 July 2011 12:12

Russell Bateman

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

Senior Member

On 20-Jul-11 06:03, Ghulam.Ahmed wrote:
> hello all,
>
> i downloaded and installed Eclipse IDE, and i have already installed
> Java 6 update 26 ( current version ), and off course it has JRE 6 but
> when trying to run Eclipse from its icon on my Desktop its saying
> Version 1.4.2_04 of the JVM is not suitable for this product. Version
> 1.5 or greater is required.
>
> how i can resolve this problem?
> my Java is installed in C:\Program Files\java when trying to use this on
> command line:
>
> eclipse -vm C:\Program Files\java\jre6\bin\javaw.exe
>
> it not recognizing the folder "Program Files"
>
> regards.

http://wiki.eclipse.org/Eclipse.ini

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Re: Startup Problem [message #698900 is a reply to message #698876]

Wed, 20 July 2011 12:42

Ghulam.Ahmed

Messages: 4
Registered: July 2011

Junior Member

yes, i visited this link as mentioned in a thread from Board Authorities but can't succeed yet, that's why i create this new topic.

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Re: Startup Problem [message #698940 is a reply to message #698900]

Wed, 20 July 2011 14:05

Russell Bateman

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

Senior Member

On 20-Jul-11 06:42, Ghulam.Ahmed wrote:
> yes, i visited this link as mentioned in a thread from Board Authorities
> but can't succeed yet, that's why i create this new topic.

If you don't mind a little more hand-holding then, I offer this link:

http://www.javahotchocolate.com/tutorials/eclipse-summary.html

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Re: Startup Problem [message #699198 is a reply to message #698940]

Thu, 21 July 2011 04:39

Ghulam.Ahmed

Messages: 4
Registered: July 2011

Junior Member

thanks very much Russell Bateman Smile

i will visit your provided link and will give you feedback.

[Updated on: Thu, 21 July 2011 04:40]

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Re: Startup Problem [message #699207 is a reply to message #699198]

Thu, 21 July 2011 05:04

Ghulam.Ahmed

Messages: 4
Registered: July 2011

Junior Member

Ghulam.Ahmed wrote on Thu, 21 July 2011 00:39

thanks very much Russell Bateman
i will visit your provided link and will give you feedback.

now its running, i create eclipse.ini file ( it was little confusion in my understanding )

my eclipse.ini file is as below:

-startup
plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.2.0.v20110502.jar
--launcher.library
plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.win32.win32.x86_1.1.100.v20110502
-product
org.eclipse.epp.package.jee.product
--launcher.XXMaxPermSize
256M
-showsplash
org.eclipse.platform
--launcher.XXMaxPermSize
256m
-vm
C:/Program Files/Java/jdk1.6.0_26/bin/javaw.exe
-vmargs
-Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.5
-Xms40m
-Xmx512m

thankful to a helpful friend Russell Bateman Smile

regards.

[Updated on: Thu, 21 July 2011 05:05]

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