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Re: Execution using javaw differs from Windows 7 default

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Gordon Levi wrote:
> I have an application that uses the JDBC-ODBC driver that worked in
> the (Netbeans) IDE but failed to find the (Access) database when using
> the default file association under Windows 7. In the hope of getting
> some more information I ran the application in a command line window
> using javaw and it worked.
> 
> In summary, clicking on a shortcut to "C:\src\myapp\dist\myapp.jar"
> file in Windows 7 failed because it did not find my database although
> it invoked myapp. Clicking on a shortcut to
> "C:\Windows\System32\javaw.exe -jar C:\src\myapp\dist\myapp.jar"
> works. Can someone explain why?
> 
> In case it is relevant, I did try the jar file's directory and the
> database directory for the "Start in:" directory.

Apparently the file association to the JAR files is not "C:\Windows\System32\javaw.exe -jar %1".

What exactly is your associated command for JAR files?

-- 
Lew

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Execution using javaw differs from Windows 7 default Gordon Levi <gordon@address.invalid> - 2012-07-21 00:55 +1000
  Re: Execution using javaw differs from Windows 7 default Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-07-20 10:52 -0700
    Re: Execution using javaw differs from Windows 7 default Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-07-20 21:20 -0700
      Re: Execution using javaw differs from Windows 7 default David <usenet1@profectus.com.au> - 2012-07-22 02:16 +1000
        Re: Execution using javaw differs from Windows 7 default Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-07-21 16:11 -0700
    Re: Execution using javaw differs from Windows 7 default Gordon Levi <gordon@address.invalid> - 2012-07-22 02:11 +1000
      Re: Execution using javaw differs from Windows 7 default Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2012-07-21 16:50 +0000
        Re: Execution using javaw differs from Windows 7 default Luuk <luuk@invalid.lan> - 2012-07-21 19:58 +0200
      Re: Execution using javaw differs from Windows 7 default Luuk <luuk@invalid.lan> - 2012-07-21 19:56 +0200
      Re: Execution using javaw differs from Windows 7 default Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-07-21 23:36 -0700
      Re: Execution using javaw differs from Windows 7 default Gordon Levi <gordon@address.invalid> - 2012-07-23 01:01 +1000

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