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Unable to find Java virtual Machine
I have a sqldeveloper intallation on windows 7. When I started it up for first time it asked me to point to a java.exe. Well I think I pointed it to the wrong one because now when I go to start it up I get the message "unable to find java virtual machine" How do I change it to point to a different java.exe. There are many java.exe. How do I know which is the right one?. The one that it wants. How do I get this prompt back so I can tell it to point to the right one?.
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- go to your control panel, you should see a Java icon there. click to open it up and go to "Java" tab. you will see list of java runtime. look for the one with 'enabled' check and note the path. depending on your setup, the path might look like "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_16"
- i am not sure if this workaround still aplicable in the version that you have:
: find the configuration file with the name ide.conf in sqldeveloper/jdev/bin/ folder
: change this line AddVMOption -Xmx512M
to AddVMOption -Xmx256M
: find the configuration file with the name ide.conf in sqldeveloper/jdev/bin/ folder
: change this line AddVMOption -Xmx512M
to AddVMOption -Xmx256M
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My control panel java icon says:
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\javaw.
but the sqldeveloper .conf file says:
SetJavaHome C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_24
I have a weird setup on this PC. Someone installed sqldeveloper on C:\ drive
Installed Oracle client on C:\
Then deleted client from C:\
Then installed 110g client on D:\
Sqldeveloper works on C:\ as version 3.
Sqldeveloper does not work on D:\ as version 1
It does not complain any more about not finding the jvm but it errors when trying to connect to anything.
No sqlplus will work - adapter error.
I connect to a db on virtual machine local on my pc using the sqldeveloper on my C:\ drive.
btw,
The D:\ sqldeveloper .conf file says:
SetJavaHome D:\app\TonyD\product\11.2.
Sorry for the confusion. I do not really know how things are working but I do have a sqldeveloper operational on my C:\ drive. But I have no Sqlplus working at all.
I guess my oracle home is:
D:\app\TonyD\product\11.2.
I'll have to figure out how things are actually working to finnish this issue and close it out.
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\javaw.
but the sqldeveloper .conf file says:
SetJavaHome C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_24
I have a weird setup on this PC. Someone installed sqldeveloper on C:\ drive
Installed Oracle client on C:\
Then deleted client from C:\
Then installed 110g client on D:\
Sqldeveloper works on C:\ as version 3.
Sqldeveloper does not work on D:\ as version 1
It does not complain any more about not finding the jvm but it errors when trying to connect to anything.
No sqlplus will work - adapter error.
I connect to a db on virtual machine local on my pc using the sqldeveloper on my C:\ drive.
btw,
The D:\ sqldeveloper .conf file says:
SetJavaHome D:\app\TonyD\product\11.2.
Sorry for the confusion. I do not really know how things are working but I do have a sqldeveloper operational on my C:\ drive. But I have no Sqlplus working at all.
I guess my oracle home is:
D:\app\TonyD\product\11.2.
I'll have to figure out how things are actually working to finnish this issue and close it out.
"it errors when trying to connect to anything."
- share with us the error it prompt.
"but I do have a sqldeveloper operational on my C:\ drive."
- are you able to connect to the oracle database server from your pc using the c drive sqldeveloper?
- if you already have a database server running on another machine, and your goal is to have your windows7 to connect to that database server, install oracle instant client and set it up to connect to the database server. i' can see that the windows 7 have been installed with oracle client and if you are not sure does it work or not, i suggest you to read the documents:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/features/instant-client/index-100365.html
- share with us the error it prompt.
"but I do have a sqldeveloper operational on my C:\ drive."
- are you able to connect to the oracle database server from your pc using the c drive sqldeveloper?
- if you already have a database server running on another machine, and your goal is to have your windows7 to connect to that database server, install oracle instant client and set it up to connect to the database server. i' can see that the windows 7 have been installed with oracle client and if you are not sure does it work or not, i suggest you to read the documents:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/features/instant-client/index-100365.html
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#SetJavaHome C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_24
SetJavaHome D:\app\TonyD\product\11.2.
Yes, I needed to know where to make the change. Changing sqldeveloper.conf did tyhe trick.
I commented out the original and went with the second. I am using the one sqldeveloper that came with an 11g client install. It is on my D:\ mdrive. As for the other, I will leave it alone and not use it.
SetJavaHome D:\app\TonyD\product\11.2.
Yes, I needed to know where to make the change. Changing sqldeveloper.conf did tyhe trick.
I commented out the original and went with the second. I am using the one sqldeveloper that came with an 11g client install. It is on my D:\ mdrive. As for the other, I will leave it alone and not use it.