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

[James Pacyga]

I just had a peek, it may be that you need Safari 2.0 to get the 1.4.2  
plug in as it is referenced on the MACOS tab for Tiger but the latest  
download versions just contain the 1.3.1 plug in.

jim

On Jul 1, 2005, at 1:10 PM, Jay Snoke wrote:

> 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.
>>
>> <0x0192>
>>
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