First, thank you Walter for your reply! Output of "java -version" is:
java version "1.5.0" Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build pxi32devifx-20070806 (SR5a)) IBM J9 VM (build 2.3, J2RE 1.5.0 IBM J9 2.3 Linux x86-32 j9vmxi3223-20070426 (JIT enabled) J9VM - 20070420_12448_lHdSMR JIT - 20070419_1806_r8 GC - 200704_19) JCL - 20070725 As for why I'm not using "./startofbiz.sh", sometime I do, sometimes I don't. Sometimes I'm just lazy! I think its the "./" that gets me, I seem to forget it half the time and then I have to retype. 27 years of tradition unhampered by progress! However, I get the same results with either method. I'm not certain where I got the java 1.5 from, I think it was RedHat's site, but I'll check and post back. I'm concerned with the "IBM J9 VM" portion of the output of "java -version". It makes me think that I may need to be more careful where I get java updates. I realize that RedHat and Sun have their differences, but I didn't stop to think about this specific update. As for "Mr. Pointy Head", your 100% on target! Thanks for the heads up. To tell the truth, I wasn't sure what the differences were between Opentaps and OFBiz. I'm the original *nix bigot in our company and it just amazes me how much money we spend on the in-house development of these app's, most of which run on Windows. Not that I mind Windows, everyone needs one or two around so that they can appreciate the difference! Again, thanks for your time and your reply! Len On Tue, 2007-09-25 at 08:18 -0400, Walter Vaughan wrote: > Len Parker wrote: > > > I'm a newbie, and I get the following error when I execute > > "java -jar ofbiz.jar": > > What does "java -version" say? > Why are you not using ./startofbiz.sh shell script? > > Regarding your boss... > If you need a strong framework to build upon, OFBiz is what you are looking > for. > If you need CRM functionality, warehouse and purchasing dashboards, built in > Business Intellegence tools, and you can deal with GPL style license software > you might also look at Opentaps. (NOTE: This is not a sales pitch for > opentaps, > just a heads up that there are options in the OFBiz world, especially if you > are > looking for something to show the pointy headed boss). > > Welcome aboard! > > -- > Walter
