--- In [email protected], Robert <birmingham_spi...@...> wrote: > > Dick, > > The entire text is shown below: > > Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] > (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. > > C:\Documents and Settings\robert>cd "\Program Files\kicad\bin" > > C:\Program Files\KiCad\bin>javaws freeroute.jnlp > > C:\Program Files\KiCad\bin> > > Not very illuminating, is it :)?
The javaws.exe is a wrapper process which in turn launches the java.exe process and it seems to redirecting the java.exe's output to some place other than the console. Dig around and/or possibly with help from Alfons you will learn how to start the _jar_ file from the command line using java.exe something like java -jar <path_to>/freerouter.jar (but this is not it exactly) Once you can see the output from the JVM (java.exe) then it will be very clear as to what the problem is. There will likely be some exception text on the console screen. Dick
