I have a Windows laptop provided by my employer. I don't have admin rights. I was able to download Eclipse for Java and run a very simple program that printed to the console "hello world". However, I'm not able to find the Java files. I used the cmd command java -version and it does not recognize it. I looked in the Local disk > program files, and didn't find Java there either. Can someone explain what is going on?
Long story short:
Eclipse has it's own compiler, it does not use the JDK compiler.
So it makes perfect sense that Java is not installed but yet you are able to run the code from Eclipse.
You can only use command "java -version" in console if the windows system variable Path contains the "path" to the folder where java is located.
ie:
variable: Path
value: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath
Go to system properties and look for environment variables.
Try to go to eclipse folder and you will see jdk ,java and other files. Copy that java folder path and run command java -version in a Terminal
I want to execute my program without using an IDE.
I've created a jar file and an exectuable jar file. When
I double click the exe jar file, nothing happens, and when I try to use the command in cmd it gives me this:
Error: Unable to access jarfile <path>
I use the command: java -jar Calculator.jar
How I created the jar:
Right click on project folder (Calculator)
Select
Click on Java Folder and select "Exectuable Jar File", then select next
Launch Configuration: Main - Calculator
Create Export Destination
Hit "Finish" and profit! Well, not really.
I had encountered this issue when I had run my Jar file as
java -jar TestJar
instead of
java -jar TestJar.jar
Missing the extension .jar also causes this issue.
Fixed
I just placed it in a different folder and it worked.
[Possibly Windows only]
Beware of spaces in the path, even when your jar is in the current working directory. For example, for me this was failing:
java -jar myjar.jar
I was able to fix this by givng the full, quoted path to the jar:
java -jar "%~dp0\myjar.jar"
Credit goes to this answer for setting me on the right path....
I had this issue under CygWin in Windows. I have read elsewhere that Java does not understand the CygWin paths (/cygdrive/c/some/dir instead of C:\some\dir) - so I used a relative path instead: ../../some/dir/sbt-launch.jar.
I had the same issue when trying to launch the jar file. The path contained a space, so I had to place quotes around. Instead of:
java -jar C:\Path to File\myJar.jar
i had to write
java -jar "C:\Path to File\myJar.jar"
Just came across the same problem trying to make a bad USB...
I tried to run this command in admin cmd
java -jar c:\fw\ducky\duckencode.jar -I c:\fw\ducky\HelloWorld.txt -o c:\fw\ducky\inject.bin
But got this error:
Error: unable to access jarfile c:\fw\ducky\duckencode.jar
Solution
1st step
Right click the jarfile in question. Click properties.
Click the unblock tab in bottom right corner.
The file was blocked, because it was downloaded and not created on my PC.
2nd step
In the cmd I changed the directory to where the jar file is located.
cd C:\fw\ducky\
Then I typed dir and saw the file was named duckencode.jar.jar
So in cmd I changed the original command to reference the file with .jar.jar
java -jar c:\fw\ducky\duckencode.jar.jar -I c:\fw\ducky\HelloWorld.txt -o c:\fw\ducky\inject.bin
That command executed without error messages and the inject.bin I was trying to create was now located in the directory.
Hope this helps.
None of the provided answers worked for me on macOS 11 Big Sur. The problem turned out to be that programs require special permission to access the Desktop, Documents, and Downloads folders, and Java breaks both the exception for directly opened files and the permission request popup.
Fixes:
Move the .jar into a folder that isn’t (and isn’t under) Documents, Desktop, or Downloads.
Manually grant the permission. Go to System Preferences → Security and Privacy → Privacy → Files and Folders → java, and check the appropriate folders.
I had a similar problem and I even tried running my CMD with administrator rights, but it did not solve the problem.
The basic thing is to make sure to change the Directory in cmd to the current directory where your jar file is.
Do the following steps:
Copy jar file to Desktop.
Run CMD
Type command cd desktop
Then type java -jar filename.jar
This should work.
Edit: From JDK-11 onwards ( JEP 330: Launch Single-File Source-Code Programs )
Since Java 11, java command line tool has been able to run a single-file source-code directly. e.g.
java filename.java
If you are using OSX, downloaded files are tagged with a security flag that prevents unsigned applications from running.
to check this you can view extended attributes on the file
$ ls -l#
-rw-r--r--# 1 dave staff 17663235 13 Oct 11:08 server-0.28.2-java8.jar
com.apple.metadata:kMDItemWhereFroms 619
com.apple.quarantine 68
You can then clear the attributes with
xattr -c file.jar
It can also happen if you don't properly supply your list of parameters. Here's what I was doing:
java -jar test#gmail.com testing_subject file.txt test_send_emails.jar
Instead of the correct version:
java -jar test_send_emails.jar test#gmail.com testing_subject file.txt
This worked for me.
cd /path/to/the/jar/
java -jar ./Calculator.jar
For me it happens if you use native Polish chars in foldername that is in the PATH.
So maybe using untypical chars was the reason of the problem.
sometime it happens when you try to (run or create) a .jar file under /libs folder by right click it in android studio. you can select the dropdown in top of android stuio and change it to app. This will work
My particular issue was caused because I was working with directories that involved symbolic links (shortcuts). Consequently, trying java -jar ../../myJar.jar didn't work because I wasn't where I thought I was.
Disregarding relative file paths fixed it right up.
In my case the suggested file name to be used was jarFile*.jar in the command line. The file in the folder was jarFile-1.2.3.jar . So I renamed the file to jarFile. Then I used jarFile.jar instead of jarFile*.jar and then the problem got resolved
It can happen on a windows machine when you have spaces in the names of the folder. The solution would be to enter the path between " ".
For example:
java -jar c:\my folder\x.jar -->
java -jar "c:\my folder\x.jar"
To avoid any permission issues, try to run it as administrator. This worked for me on Win10.
I know this thread is years ago and issue was fixed too. But I hope this would helps someone else in future since I've encountered some similar issues while I tried to install Oracle WebLogic 12c and Oracle OFR in which its installer is in .jar format. For mine case, it was either didn't wrap the JDK directory in quotes or simply typo.
Run Command Prompt as administrator and execute the command in this format. Double check the sentence if there is typo.
"C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.xxxxx\bin\java" -jar C:\Users\xxx\Downloads\xxx.jar
If it shows something like JRE 1.xxx is not a valid JDK Java Home, make sure the System variables for JAVA_HOME in Environment Variables is pointing to the correct JDK directory. JDK 1.8 or above is recommended (2018).
A useful thread here, you may refer it: Why its showing your JDK c:program files\java\jre7 is not a valid JDK while instaling weblogic server?
For me it happen because i run it with default java version (7) and not with compiled java version (8) used to create this jar.
So i used:
%Java8_64%\bin\java -jar myjar.jar
Instead of java 7 version:
java -jar myjar.jar
I had a similar problem where TextMate or something replaced the double quotes with the unicode double quotes.
Changing my SELENIUM_SERVER_JAR from the unicode double quotes to regular double quotes and that solved my problem.
this is because you are looking for the file in the wrong path
1. look for the path of the folder where you placed the file
2. change the directory cd in cmd use the right path
I use NetBeans and had the same issue. After I ran build and clean project my program was executable. The Java documentation says that the build/clean command is for rebuilding the project from scratch basically and removing any past compiles. I hope this helps. Also, I'd read the documentation. Oracle has NetBeans and Java learning trails. Very helpful. Good luck!
Maybe you have specified the wrong version of your jar.
I finally pasted my jar file into the same folder as my JDK so I didn't have to include the paths. I also had to open the command prompt as an admin.
Right click Command Prompt and "Run as administrator"
Navigate to the directory where you saved your jdk to
In the command prompt type: java.exe -jar <jar file name>.jar
Keep the file in same directory where you are extracting it. That worked for me.
This is permission issue, see if the directory is under your User.
That's why is working in another folder!
Rename the jar file and try
Explanation :
yes, I know there are many answers still I want to add one point here which I faced.
I built the jar and I moved it into the server where I deploy (This is the normal process)
here the file name which I moved already existed in the server, here the file will override obviously right. In this case, I faced this issue.
maybe at the time of overriding there can be a permission copy issue.
Hope this will help someone.
Have you tried to run it under administrator privoleges?
meaning, running the command in "Run As" and then select administrator with proper admin credentials
worked for me
I was trying this:
After giving the file read, write, execute priviledges:
chmod 777 java-repl.jar
alias jr="java -jar $HOME/Dev/java-repl/java-repl.jar"
Unable to access bla bla..., this was on Mac OS though
So I tried this:
alias jr="cd $HOME/Dev/java-repl/ && java -jar java-repl.jar"
This did not work "Unable to access jarfile"
"C:\Program Files\java\jdk-13+33-jre\bin\javaw.exe" -jar "C:\Program Files\Maxim Integrated Products\1-Wire Drivers x64\ OneWireViewer.jar"
This does work
"C:\Program Files\java\jdk-13+33-jre\bin\javaw.exe" -jar "C:\Program Files\Maxim Integrated Products\1-Wire Drivers x64\OneWireViewer.jar"
The difference is the single space in front of OneWireViewer.jar not withstanding that it is surrounded with quotes and even has other spaces.
I am trying to extract a jar file from Matlab code using javac from Library Compiler (java package).
I have set JAVA_HOME to:
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_71
and added to PATH:
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_71\bin.
When I enter java -version in my console, I get java version jdk1.7.0_71 and running javac -version shows jdk1.7.0_71.
However, it seems that matlab could not find javac, thus, I am not able to compile my .m code into a .jar file. When I tried to compile .m code I got the following:
Error: An error occurred while shelling out to javac (error code = -1).
Unable to build executable.
Executing command: ""C:\Program Files\Java\Java\jdk1.7.0_11\bin\javac" -verbose - classpath "...\MATLAB\R2014a\toolbox\javabuilder\jar\javabuilder.jar" -d "...\features_extraction\for_testing\classes" "...\features_extraction\for_testing\features_extraction\Class1.java" "...\features_extraction\for_testing\features_extraction\Features_extractionMCRFactory.java" "...\for_testing\features_extraction\Class1Remote.java" "...\for_testing\features_extraction\package-info.java""
This is the directory of my java bin folder and javac.exe exists : ...\Java\jdk1.7.0_71\bin\bin\javac? I found this link for compatibility between Java and Matlab2014a(which is my version) here. What should I check in order to correctly link Matlab to Java? A few days ago Matlab was working correctly with Java.
In my PATH I noticed the existence of the following path: C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath in which there are three wrong shortcuts to java.exe, javac.exe, and javax.exe. When I type in matlab console getenv JAVA_HOME I am getting C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_11 while when I wrote version -java I got: Java 1.7.0_11-b21 with Oracle Corporation Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM mixed mode. When I write javac in matlab console I am getting: Undefined function or variable 'javac'.
When I try to built C++ library I got a similar issue: Error: An error occurred while shelling out to mbuild (error code = -1).
Unable to build executable.
EDIT: Does the absence of the proper MCR counts in my case?
You said
getenv JAVA_HOME I am getting C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_11 while when I wrote version -java I got: Java 1.7.0_11-b21
try to use setenv in MATLAB, doc here http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/setenv.html
setenv('JAVA_HOME','C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_71');
setenv('PATH','C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_71\bin');
Following from the answers in this link
http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/131639-matlab-deploytool-not-working-fails-while-building
seems like you have to install JDK 1.7.0_11-b21, which is the one your MATLAB version is compatible with for compiling into jar. Also, after installing that specific version, you should modify the JAVA_HOME and PATH environment variables. Try that to see if it helps.
I was having a very similar problem with my installation.
I set the environment variable (press > type env > Enter) JAVA_HOME (under "User variables") to my JDK home directory (not the bin folder) without any trailing \ or ;.
The problem occurs because MATLAB cannot execute javac properly, however, in order to work out exactly what MATLAB is trying to execute (which is not working) we need to use the command window and not the Library Compiler.
It appears you have already done this but for completeness I will add the process here for others.
To find what MATLAB executes, click "Open log file" and copy the entire first line.
Paste the first line in the MATLAB command window and add -v to the end.
Press enter to run the command and note the "Executing command:" that is printed to the screen.
Once you have the "executing command" that MATLAB returns for you, check the first path in that command and make sure it matches your javac file.
In your original post you have done this and posted
C:\Program Files\Java\Java\jdk1.7.0_11\bin\javac
a path which contains \Java\Java, if this isn't a typo then it may be a problem as it is not the default Java installation path. You also say after that your installation is at
...\Java\jdk1.7.0_71\bin\bin\javac
which contains \bin\bin and is also not the default java bin install directory, perhaps another typo?
If the path to javac matches exactly you could try copying and pasting the "executing command" into your OS's command window (+R > cmd > Enter) and looking for errors. By doing this we can remove ourselves from the MATLAB installation and if errors still exist it likely has nothing to do with MATLAB.
To see if the same problem could be caused by other environment variables I removed every other path to a java installation (keeping JAVA_HOME) in my environment variables. MATLAB uses the absolute path to the java installation and so it was still able to compile with javac using only the JAVA_HOME environment variable.
I just created a jar file using jdk7. I tried running it but kept getting an error. It turned out it was pointing at a jre6 and not the jre in jdk7. So, I used the following command to change it
ftype jarfile = "C:\path to jre\bin\javaw.exe" -jar "%1" %*
After that, I tried to double click on my jar file again, but it popped up a window asking me to choose a program to open it with. When I chose the same javaw.exe file as above it runs but exits immediately without doing anything. I can run it fine in cmd by doing the java -jar file.jar command. I even tried deleting the .jar registry key, but that just got me back to the point where it asked me to choose a program to open with. I'm running windows 7 ultimate if that matters.
EDIT:
In the registry there are 3 subkeys: OpenWithList, OpenWithProgids, and UserChoice. I've changed all the defaults to the path above except UserChoice which won't let me edit it from regedit. When I delete that and try to run the jar file, it opens up the choose a program to open with window again. For some reason it ignores the other registry keys
OK, I found the answer somewhere else but ran into this issue again so came here via google.
The solution is...
Open up regedit.exe
Either search for "jre6" or follow this: HKLM->SOFTWARE->Classes->jarfile->shell->open->command
Change the Data field to the directory of the javaw.exe file that's in your JDK directory.
For the love of God, don't forget to put the weird [-jar "%1" %*] parts on the end of it.
Enjoy outsmarting Oracle.
Hopefully this'll save some people a bit of time.
This happened to me when I installed the JRE6 plugin for Chrome, though it could happen when installing any other JRE I guess.
I fixed it by going to regedit and searched for jre which brought up...
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Classes/Applications/javaw.exe/shell/open/command
I changed the REG_SZ
from: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\bin\javaw.exe" "%1"
to: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\bin\javaw.exe" -jar "%1" %*
When windows asks you for a program to run it against it won't insert the needed -jar argument in the command line.
If it's asking you for the exe in which to run it then that means somehow your JRE isn't associated with the .jar extension. You'll need to modify the .jar file registry entry so that it runs c:\path_to_jre\bin\javaw -jar %1 in order for it to work.
It used to be under File Explorer > Tools > Folder Options > File Types.
Then look for .jar in there. You should find a text field that shows the executable to run and the command line arguments. That's what you want to modify. You can also do it in the registry editor too, but I've forgotten the HKEY variable path. I'm sure this KBA will help:
support_microsoft_kb_950505
Check if the file type jarfile is actually registered with the *.jar extension using
assoc .jar
Seems like .jar is not linked to jarfile.
I'm not sure exactly why none of the solutions worked, but I reinstalled jre7 and it works now.
Isn't it easier to change your java version to you rnew jdk7 by changing the CLASSPATH environment variable? See how here