Catalan Bird Tours wrote: > Hi all > > > After using the word processing component of OO for some time without > issue, I'm now re-trying to use the DATABASE component. Although I now > have Sierra on my Macbook, this function has never worked on other OS > versions either. > > After saving my new database file on the desk top I get this message which > I don't understand at all: > > "Open Office requires a JAVA runtime envionment (JRE) to run this task. The > selected JRE is defective. Please select another version or install a new > JRE and select it under TOOLS - OPTIONS - OPEN OFFICE - JAVA." > > There are no OPTIONS under TOOLS on the top menu of OO. > > I have installed the latest JAVA (update 101). > > I'd be grateful to anyone who can help me get the database function working > or, perhaps, direct me to another free or cheap database software for Mac > (Sierra). > > Stephen Christopher > Stephen;
This is an Known Issue with Oracle Java on OS X systems without the legacy Apple Java 6 installed. The work around until the Oracle Java bug is fixed is to install the legacy Apple Java from the following link:https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1572. It is also documented in the Release Notes for Apache OpenOffice 4.1.3 at https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/AOO+4.1.3+Release+Notes#AOO4.1.3ReleaseNotes-KnownIssues and for version 4.1.2 at https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/AOO+4.1.2+Release+Notes#AOO4.1.2ReleaseNotes-KnownIssues Regards Keith
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