[G4] [OT] wrong Java version running???

[Jay Snoke]

Alex, et al-
I am trying to take some on-line training that requires Java version  
1.4.2 (verified with a tech-assist phone call) and appears to be  
written for Windows systems.  Each and ever time I access the server  
with any browser I have (Safari, firefox, IE, Netscape), a java console  
pops up in the background with the following data on it:

Java(TM) Plug-in: Version 1.3.1
Using JRE version 1.3.1 Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
User home directory = /Users/jaysnoke
no proxy

----------------------------------------------------
c:   clear console window
f:   finalize objects on finalization queue
g:   garbage collect
h:   display this help message
l:   dump classloader list
m:   print memory usage
q:   hide console
s:   dump system properties
t:   dump thread list
x:   clear classloader cache
0-5: set trace level to <n>
----------------------------------------------------
--we are in new jar----------------------

To java code does not run, so I can not take the on-line training (at  
least, not on my Mac...).

I had already ran the command line entry:
  java -version
and it returned the following:
$ java -version
java version "1.4.2_05"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_05-141.4)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2-38, mixed mode)
Jay-Snokes-Computer:/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/ 
Versions/1.4.2 jaysnoke$

   Is it possible that something in the java code is calling a previous  
version of java (either because of a fault in the code, or a call to an  
earlier version that is unsupported by 1.4.2?
thanks-
Jay


On Jul 1, 2005, at 3:40 PM, Alex wrote:

>
> On Jul 1, 2005, at 13:15, Jay Snoke wrote:
>
>> It appears that even though I have the latest version of Java  
>> installed (ver 1.4.2), Java ver 1.3.1 is the one that is running on  
>> my system.
>
> How did you determine that?
>
>> I am running OS X.3.9, and all the latest versions of various  
>> browsers.  How can I ensure 1.4.2 is the one that is called?
>
> You should have several versions of Java installed. To determine the  
> default version, in Terminal, do
>
> % java -version
>
> The previous versions are for backwards compatibility. Some Java apps  
> may require a specific version of Java. Could this be what you are  
> seeing?
>
> See <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25408>. Although  
> it's for Jaguar, the basic idea applies to Panther as well.
>
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