On Tue April 18 2006 22:33, + David Beaumont wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *********************** > I am using version 2.0 of OpenOffice.org. My problem is : > > When attempting to add an existing JRE into OpenOffice, a misleading error > message can be returned. > > I installed OO and attempted to add my existing JRE into it. > > My JRE is located in '/usr/local/lib/java/jdk/jre' > > I browsed to that directory in the [Add...] dialog in > [Tools]->[Options...]->OpenOffice.org/Java and clicked [Select]. > > OpenOffice then put up a dialog saying: > > "The folder you selected does not contain a Java runtime environment". > > I tried repeatedly with different directories, but nothing was working. > > Eventually I 'straced' OpenOffice and determined that rather than being a > missing file in my directory, it was the fact that a Java class called > JREProperties was missing from my OpenOffice installation. > > The reason it was missing was that I installed my version of OpenOffice via > the debian packages and did not spot the openoffice.org-java-common package > was not installed as part of the process. > > However, it would have been nice if rather than suggest that my JRE was > missing, OpenOffice would do a check for "JREProperties.class" (and > possibly other Java related components) before allowing the "Use a Java > runtime environment" checkbox to be ticked. > > If it had put up a warning that my installation did not contain all the > required components to allow Java to be used, I would have gone looking for > missing packages immediately rather than trying to debug my Java > installation (which is fine).
Hi David, Please download OpenOffice.org from http://openoffice.org and try again. otherwise please ask Debian about their java cusomizations fro OpenOffice.org. Please reply to [email protected] only -- CPH : openoffice.org contributor Maybe your question has been answered already? http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
