> I'm uneducated on most things Java and I'm trying to install > an Informix JDBC driver on a windows box and it's telling me > I need to install JDK 1.3 or better on the server to run the > install package (setup.jar). I'm searching all over Sun's > site and I'm lost amongst the sea of acrynoms, but I believe > the latest J2SE (http://java.sun.com/j2se/index.jsp) will > install JDK 5.0. If I install this, on a production server > mind you, what are my chances of royally screwing up the > ColdFusion install? Hopefully nil, but I gotta ask.
Your chances of screwing up CF are pretty small, as long as you don't change CF's configuration to use the new JDK. CFMX doesn't fully work with J2SE 1.5 yet. > And because CFMX is already installed on this server, is it > possible that I could run the installer from the setup.jar > right now, and I just don't know how? (I tried "java -cp > C:/.../setup.jar run" from the command prompt, but it told me > it couldn't process the java command.) Yes, it's certainly possible. CFMX installs a 1.4.x J2SE runtime. All you have to do is use it. However, it's not in the path, so you can't just type "java.exe" and have something happen. By default, it'll be somewhere like "c:\cfusionmx\runtime\jre". You can switch to that directory or put it in your path at least temporarily to run your jar. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:189598 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
