On Saturday 15 July 2006 02:09 pm, John Jason Jordan wrote:
> OO.o 2.02 on Ubuntu Dapper amd64
>
> I exported a database as a DBF-5 file from MS Access 2000 in order to
> convert it to OO.o Base format. I opened OO.o Base and told it to open
> the file. It opens the table, but when I click on Tables I get an error
> message popup:
>
> OpenOffice.org requires a Java runtime environment (JRE) to perform
> this task. The selected JRE is defective. Please select another version
> or install a new JRE and select it under Tools - Options -
> OpenOffice.org - Java."
>
> When I open Tools - Options OpenOffice.org - Java the window pops right
> up but is frozen for a very long time while it (I suppose) goes out and
> looks for installed JREs. Finally it displays Java Runtime Environment
> 1.4.2 and "Use Java Runtime Environment" is checked. I click on OK, but
> Base still gives me the same error messages.
>
> Opening Synaptic and doing a search on "Java" I find that I have
> installed:
>
> j2re1.4
> Blackdown Java Runtime Environment
> j2re1.4-mozilla-plugin
> Java plugin for Firefox
> (about:plugins says it is installed)
> openoffice.org-java-common
> OpenOffice.org common files
>
> There are several other java-related things installed, but none of them
> appear to have anything to do with the problem.
>
> What is wrong? What else do I need to install?
>
> I note in Synaptic that I have the option to install sun-java5-bin and
> sun-java-jre. They are currrently not installed. Would that solve the
> problem? Which JRE does OO.o require?
The version of JRE that you have installed does not work well with OOo as
you have discovered. You need to install the sun-java5-bin before you can use
Base properly.
Dan
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