Dundjinni Demo Review

[Mynex]

After installation Windows didn't see that there was a new program installed, infact there was no program installed. The Demo "installed" a .jar file with no way to open it.

This is a 'Windows problem'. The java installation sometimes omits one very important detail... to include the /lib path of the java install with 'Path' of the enviornment variables...

Which means this: Without that set correctly, ANY .jar file you attempt to click on will open up like a zip file (which is how Windows treats .jar files usually)...

With the path to the '/lib' directory set in your enviornment variables, standard double clicking will open the program as it's supposed to be.

Without this set you have to type a really long line something like this;
DOS PROMPT: >path to where the java install /lib is< -java >jar name<.jar

Moral of the story: Set your enviornment variables!

(and I agree, this isn't a review so much as 'cripes how do I' post... but hey, get it working then come back and post a review... I'm curious how other people see this product than I do. )

 

[Ranger REG]

Do you actually mean I have to configure/install a lot of different stuff with WinXP before I can install the program?

:\

 

[kingpaul]

Do you actually mean I have to configure/install a lot of different stuff with WinXP before I can install the program?

:\

I didn't have to. I installed the program and was able to start toying with it immediately. Haven't done much with it yet mind you.

 

[herald]

error

 

[herald]

Computer Malfunction on my part. Didn't mean to post.

 

[jodyjohnson]

I had a similar issue.

Double clicked on the Icon and it didn't know which program to use. I don't think Java came up in the original menu so I browsed to it and then opened it with Java.

Worked fine after that.

I had 2 versions of Java installed - the one with Dundjinni and an older version. That may have been the problem for me, but I don't see it anymore after setting the jar file to open with the newer version of Java.

 

[Ranger REG]

I didn't have to. I installed the program and was able to start toying with it immediately. Haven't done much with it yet mind you.

Perhaps you should give it a run-through.

I just want to know if the program can run on Microsoft Virtual Java Machine. If not, will it install its own Java Run-Time Environment if the setup does not detect one in my system's hard drive?

 

[NeghVar]

It may not be a MS Windows issue at all - File Compression Utilities (like WinZip) sometimes take over ownership of .jar files.

Generally installing/reinstalling the Java runtime client resolves this issue.

Not always...sometimes you need to go into Windows Explorer, click on Tools. Folder Options, then select the File Types tab. Scroll down throught the list and make certain that jar files are associated with the Sun Java client.

Please keep in mind what I just described is a worse case scenario.

Hope this helps!

 

[kingpaul]

I just want to know if the program can run on Microsoft Virtual Java Machine. If not, will it install its own Java Run-Time Environment if the setup does not detect one in my system's hard drive?

I don't know what version of MS VM I have, but I do have 1.4.2_03-b02 of Sun's java.

 

[argon_the_red]

Dundjinni requirements

Do you actually mean I have to configure/install a lot of different stuff with WinXP before I can install the program?

Dundjinni requires Sun's Java Run-Time Environment (JRE) version 1.4.2 or later in order to run. (The MS one will NOT work.) The JRE is freely available from Sun and also on the Dundjinni web site. To reiterate what has been posted both here and on the Dundjinni boards, you need to have .jar files associated with Java, the Java environment variables need to be set, and you if you have multiple version of Java installed you need to be using one that is compatible. Not to worry, however, because a default install of the current JRE will set everything correctly so you should not have to worry about it. Install the JRE then install Dundjinni and everything should work.

That said there are a few things to look out for. Some programs like to "steal" the file association for .jar files, particularly file compression utilities. An old JRE will not work. A MS JRE will not work. The Java browser plug-in is not the same as the JRE, (though the latter installs the former I believe). JavaScript is not the same as Java.

This thread is continuing on the Dundjinni forums here:
http://www.dundjinni.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=232